About Tunga Village

Tunga is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 330 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tunga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Manjhari
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	135.84 hectares
Population	643
Male Population	330
Female Population	313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tunga compares

By the 2011 count Tunga is the 49th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 135.84 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 1030.

Getting to Tunga

Tunga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tunga as Available within 10+ 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 Tunga from other places

Tunga lies about 49 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Tunga
Tehsil headquarters	Manjhari	9.3 km
Nearest town	Rairangpur	19 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	49 km

Villages closest to Tunga

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

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Common questions about Tunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Tunga village had a population of 643. That makes it the 49th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Tunga village has 330 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tunga has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

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

Tunga covers 135.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tunga falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Tunga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tunga.

Tunga is about 49 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tunga is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manjhari is about 9.3 km away. Rairangpur is about 19 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.