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About Turundu Village

Turundu is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 824 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turundu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 704 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 824
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turundu compares

By the 2011 count Turundu is the 8th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 704 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Turundu

Turundu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Turundu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Turundu from other places

Turundu lies about 46 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 2.3 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 Turundu
Nearest railway station Pokla 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 5.6 km
Nearest town Khunti 37 km
District headquarters Gumla 46 km

Villages closest to Turundu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turundu village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 8th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Turundu village has 824 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turundu has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Turundu is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turundu covers 704 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Turundu falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Turundu is Pokla, about 2.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Turundu.

Turundu is about 46 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turundu is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pokla is about 2.3 km away. Kamdara is about 5.6 km away. Khunti is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurmul (under 2 km), Urugutu (1.5 km) and Pokla (2.1 km).

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

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