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About Tusgaon Village

Tusgaon is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 428 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tusgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tusgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835331
Area (hectares) 468.01 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 428
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tusgaon compares

By the 2011 count Tusgaon is the 40th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 468.01 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1002.

Getting to Tusgaon

Tusgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tusgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tusgaon from other places

Tusgaon lies about 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 43 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 Tusgaon
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 21 km
District headquarters Gumla 29 km
Nearest town Gumlā 29 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 43 km

Villages closest to Tusgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghaghra 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 Tusgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Tusgaon village had a population of 899. That makes it the 40th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Tusgaon village has 428 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tusgaon has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Tusgaon is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tusgaon covers 468.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tusgaon falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tusgaon is Lohardaga, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tusgaon.

Tusgaon is about 29 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tusgaon is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 21 km away. Gumla is about 29 km away. Gumlā is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hedmi (under 2 km), Salami (2.1 km) and Dirgaon (2.2 km).

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

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