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About Tukai Village

Tukai is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 299 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tukai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tukai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 299
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tukai compares

By the 2011 count Tukai is the 56th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Tukai

Tukai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tukai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tukai from other places

Tukai lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tukai
Tehsil headquarters Basia 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 18 km
District headquarters Gumla 27 km
Nearest town Gumlā 27 km

Villages closest to Tukai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basia tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tukai

As per the Census of India 2011, Tukai village had a population of 623. That makes it the 56th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Tukai village has 299 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tukai has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Tukai is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tukai covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tukai falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tukai is Pokla, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tukai.

Tukai is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tukai is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 9.4 km away. Pokla is about 18 km away. Gumla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamdang (under 2 km), Barai (under 2 km) and Surujpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tukai today is likely to be higher.

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