About Tunju Village

Tunju is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 282 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, 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	Namkum
Pincode	835221
Area (hectares)	169.08 hectares
Population	545
Male Population	282
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 169.08 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1002.

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 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 12 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
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	16 km
Nearest town	Khunti	16 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	18 km

Villages closest to Tunju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tunju village had a population of 545. That makes it the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Tunju village has 282 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tunju has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Tunju is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tunju covers 169.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tunju falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tunju is Balasiring, about 12 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 18 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 Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 12 km away. Namkum is about 16 km away. Khunti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.