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About Tunel Village

Tunel is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 191 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares.

Tunel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tunel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 191
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tunel compares

By the 2011 count Tunel is the 119th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Tunel

Tunel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tunel as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tunel from other places

Tunel lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 5.2 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 Tunel
Nearest railway station Bingaon 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 6.0 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km

Villages closest to Tunel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tunel village had a population of 380. That makes it the 119th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Tunel village has 191 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tunel has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Tunel covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tunel falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tunel is Bingaon, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tunel.

Tunel is about 20 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tunel is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Bingaon is about 5.2 km away. Karra is about 6.0 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lota (under 2 km), Kone (under 2 km) and Rolagutu (1.8 km).

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

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