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About Lunga Village

Lunga is a mid sized village in Turumunga tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 382 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lunga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Turumunga
Pincode 758045
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 382
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lunga compares

By the 2011 count Lunga is the 32nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Lunga

Lunga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lunga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lunga from other places

Lunga lies about 34 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 29 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 Lunga
Nearest town Karanjiā 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Turumunga 34 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 34 km

Villages closest to Lunga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lunga village had a population of 761. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Lunga village has 382 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lunga has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Lunga is 758045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lunga covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lunga falls under Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Lunga is Kendujhargarh, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lunga.

Lunga is about 34 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lunga is in Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district. Karanjiā is about 9.2 km away. Kendujhargarh is about 29 km away. Turumunga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harichandanapur (2.0 km), Bila (3.2 km) and Arjunpur (3.5 km).

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

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