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About Tunku Village

Tunku is a mid sized village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 565 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tunku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tunku village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 404.82 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 565
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tunku compares

By the 2011 count Tunku is the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 404.82 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Tunku

Tunku is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tunku as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sillidih, Singhpur, Sulumjuri and Sundil. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tunku

As per the Census of India 2011, Tunku village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Tunku village has 565 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tunku has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Tunku is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tunku covers 404.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tunku falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Tunku notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tunku.

Tunku is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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