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About Tungi Village

Tungi is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 125 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 125
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tungi compares

By the 2011 count Tungi is the 105th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tungi

The census records public bus service for Tungi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tungi from other places

Tungi lies about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 3.5 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 Tungi
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 14 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 18 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Tungi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungi village had a population of 241. That makes it the 105th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Tungi village has 125 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Tungi is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungi covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tungi falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tungi is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tungi.

Tungi is about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tungi is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 3.5 km away. Khuntpani is about 14 km away. Chāībāsa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondai (under 2 km), Janumbera (under 2 km) and Badea (1.7 km).

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

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