About Tumkunta Village

Tumkunta is a large village in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,399, made up of 1,223 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1002.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tumkunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumkunta village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Chincholi
Pincode	585306
Area (hectares)	1002.2 hectares
Population	2,399
Male Population	1,223
Female Population	1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tumkunta compares

By the 2011 count Tumkunta is the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 1002.2 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Tumkunta

Tumkunta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tumkunta 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 Tumkunta from other places

Tumkunta lies about 64 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Zahirabad, about 27 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 Tumkunta
Tehsil headquarters	Chincholi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Zahirabad	27 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	64 km

Villages closest to Tumkunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumkunta village had a population of 2,399. That makes it the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Tumkunta village has 1,223 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumkunta has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Tumkunta is 585306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tumkunta covers 1002.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tumkunta falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tumkunta is Zahirabad, about 27 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 Tumkunta.

Tumkunta is about 64 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumkunta is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Chincholi is about 11 km away. Zahirabad is about 27 km away. Gulbarga is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.