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About Tumbukel Village

Tumbukel is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 135 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tumbukel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumbukel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 172.5 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 135
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tumbukel compares

By the 2011 count Tumbukel is the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 172.5 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 1010.

Getting to Tumbukel

Tumbukel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tumbukel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tumbukel from other places

Tumbukel lies about 38 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 17 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 Tumbukel
Tehsil headquarters Rania under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 17 km
District headquarters Khunti 38 km

Villages closest to Tumbukel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumbukel village had a population of 285. That makes it the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Tumbukel village has 135 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumbukel has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Tumbukel is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tumbukel covers 172.5 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.

Tumbukel falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tumbukel is Pakra, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tumbukel.

Tumbukel is about 38 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumbukel is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about under 2 km away. Pakra is about 17 km away. Khunti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raniyan (under 2 km), Bandapari (1.9 km) and Balankel (2.1 km).

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

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