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About Tungat Village

Tungat is one of the larger villages in Pandharpur tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,275, made up of 2,712 males and 2,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1989.54 hectares hectares.

Tungat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Pandharpur
Area (hectares) 1989.54 hectares
Population 5,275
Male Population 2,712
Female Population 2,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tungat compares

By the 2011 count Tungat is the 20th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents. Its 1989.54 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Tungat

Tungat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tungat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Tungat from other places

Tungat lies about 51 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Babhulgaon, about 6.6 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 Tungat
Nearest railway station Babhulgaon 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandharpur 13 km
District headquarters Solapur 51 km

Villages closest to Tungat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungat village had a population of 5,275. That makes it the 20th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents.

Tungat village has 2,712 males and 2,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungat has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Tungat covers 1989.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tungat falls under Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tungat is Babhulgaon, about 6.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tungat.

Tungat is about 51 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tungat is in Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district. Babhulgaon is about 6.6 km away. Pandharpur is about 13 km away. Solapur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suste (4.1 km), Tarapur (5.5 km) and Ropale (6.0 km).

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

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