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About Tunju Village

Tunju is a large village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,250, made up of 1,115 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tunju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tunju village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 2,250
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tunju compares

By the 2011 count Tunju is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Tunju

Tunju is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tunju as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tunju from other places

Tunju lies about 39 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 25 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 Tunju
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 4.5 km
Nearest town Būndu 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 25 km
District headquarters Ranchi 39 km

Villages closest to Tunju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tunju village had a population of 2,250. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Tunju village has 1,115 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tunju has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Tunju is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tunju covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tunju falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tunju is Gautamdhara, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tunju.

Tunju is about 39 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tunju is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 4.5 km away. Būndu is about 4.5 km away. Gautamdhara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchi (1.5 km), Pangura (1.8 km) and Amjora (3.2 km).

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

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