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About San Tumkela Village

San Tumkela is a small village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 7 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

San Tumkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for San Tumkela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 7
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 San Tumkela compares

By the 2011 count San Tumkela is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to San Tumkela

San Tumkela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for San 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 San Tumkela from other places

San 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 San 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 San 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 San Tumkela

As per the Census of India 2011, San Tumkela village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

San Tumkela village has 7 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, San Tumkela has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

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

San Tumkela covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to San 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 San Tumkela.

San 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.

San 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 Bad 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 San Tumkela today is likely to be higher.

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