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About Bad Tumkela Village

Bad Tumkela is a mid sized village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 313 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bad Tumkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bad Tumkela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 313
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bad Tumkela compares

By the 2011 count Bad Tumkela is the 21st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Bad Tumkela

Bad Tumkela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bad Tumkela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bad Tumkela from other places

Bad Tumkela lies about 98 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, about 15 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 Bad Tumkela
Tehsil headquarters Lahunipara 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Gaganaposh 15 km
Nearest town Deogarh 39 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 98 km

Villages closest to Bad Tumkela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lahunipara 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 Bad Tumkela

As per the Census of India 2011, Bad Tumkela village had a population of 651. That makes it the 21st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Bad Tumkela village has 313 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bad Tumkela has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Bad Tumkela is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bad Tumkela covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bad Tumkela falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bad Tumkela is Gaganaposh, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bad Tumkela.

Bad Tumkela is about 98 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bad Tumkela is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Lahunipara is about 5.6 km away. Gaganaposh is about 15 km away. Deogarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are San Tumkela (under 2 km), Urumkela (2.2 km) and Surupatla (2.9 km).

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

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