Skip to main content

About Tunian Village

Tunian is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 367 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tunian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tunian village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833103
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 367
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tunian compares

By the 2011 count Tunian is the 37th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Tunian

Tunian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tunian 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tunian from other places

Tunian lies about 22 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tunia, about 2.6 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 Tunian
Nearest railway station Tunia 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 7.3 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 22 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 26 km

Villages closest to Tunian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tunian village had a population of 781. That makes it the 37th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Tunian village has 367 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tunian has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Tunian is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tunian covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tunian falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tunian is Tunia, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tunian.

Tunian is about 22 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tunian is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tunia is about 2.6 km away. Sonua is about 7.3 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajpur (under 2 km), Belpos (under 2 km) and Jhargoan (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.