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About Thungi Village

Thungi is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 177 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thungi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 177
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thungi compares

By the 2011 count Thungi is the 75th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Thungi

Thungi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thungi as Available within <5 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 Thungi from other places

Thungi lies about 13 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 9.1 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 Thungi
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 9.1 km
District headquarters Pakur 13 km

Villages closest to Thungi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thungi village had a population of 342. That makes it the 75th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Thungi village has 177 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thungi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Thungi is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thungi covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thungi falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Thungi is Kotalpukur, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thungi.

Thungi is about 13 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thungi is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 3.8 km away. Kotalpukur is about 9.1 km away. Pakur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belpahari (under 2 km), Jiajori (under 2 km) and Thursadih (under 2 km).

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

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