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About Tukuna Village

Tukuna is a small village in Nandipada tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 194 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tukuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tukuna village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Nandipada
Pincode 758083
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 194
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tukuna compares

By the 2011 count Tukuna is the 73rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Tukuna

Tukuna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tukuna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tampla, Tankagadia, Telisinga and Temala. 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 Tukuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Tukuna village had a population of 366. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Tukuna village has 194 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tukuna has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Tukuna is 758083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tukuna covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tukuna falls under Nandipada tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Tukuna notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Tukuna.

Tukuna is in Nandipada tehsil of Kendujhar 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 Tukuna today is likely to be higher.

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