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About Tungaon Village

Tungaon is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 425 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 490 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 425
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tungaon compares

By the 2011 count Tungaon is the 32nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1001.

Getting to Tungaon

Tungaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tungaon as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tungaon from other places

Tungaon lies about 8.3 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 7.5 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 Tungaon
Nearest railway station Karra 7.5 km
District headquarters Khunti 8.3 km

Villages closest to Tungaon

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 Tungaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungaon village had a population of 884. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Tungaon village has 425 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungaon has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Tungaon is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungaon covers 490 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tungaon falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tungaon is Karra, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tungaon.

Tungaon is about 8.3 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tungaon is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 7.5 km away. Khunti is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amjora (under 2 km), Ganaloya (under 2 km) and Jurdag (1.8 km).

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

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