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About Tuntakata Village

Tuntakata is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 133 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tuntakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tuntakata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 133
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tuntakata compares

By the 2011 count Tuntakata is the 78th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Tuntakata

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

Tuntakata lies about 50 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kendposi, about 22 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 Tuntakata
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 14 km
Nearest railway station Kendposi 22 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 26 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 50 km

Villages closest to Tuntakata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tuntakata village had a population of 276. That makes it the 78th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Tuntakata village has 133 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tuntakata has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Tuntakata is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tuntakata covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tuntakata falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tuntakata is Kendposi, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tuntakata.

Tuntakata is about 50 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tuntakata is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 14 km away. Kendposi is about 22 km away. Rairangpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamarposi (5.2 km), Pokharia (5.9 km) and Kadwadih (8.4 km).

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

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