About Tungal Village

Tungal is one of the larger villages in Jamkhandi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,257, made up of 3,668 males and 3,589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5019.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bagalkot
Tehsil	Jamkhandi
Pincode	586126
Area (hectares)	5019.76 hectares
Population	7,257
Male Population	3,668
Female Population	3,589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tungal compares

By the 2011 count Tungal is the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents. Its 5019.76 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Tungal

Tungal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tungal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tungal from other places

Tungal lies about 71 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Jumnal, about 45 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 Tungal
Tehsil headquarters	Jamkhandi	21 km
Nearest railway station	Jumnal	45 km
District headquarters	Bagalkot	71 km

Villages closest to Tungal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungal village had a population of 7,257. That makes it the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents.

Tungal village has 3,668 males and 3,589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Tungal is 586126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungal covers 5019.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tungal falls under Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tungal is Jumnal, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tungal.

Tungal is about 71 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tungal is in Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Jamkhandi is about 21 km away. Jumnal is about 45 km away. Bagalkot is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.