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About Tungaheri Village

Tungaheri is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 576 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungaheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungaheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141205
Area (hectares) 398 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 576
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tungaheri compares

By the 2011 count Tungaheri is the 59th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 398 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 898.

Getting to Tungaheri

The census records public bus service for Tungaheri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tungaheri from other places

Tungaheri lies about 32 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ahmedgarh, about 12 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 Tungaheri
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 10 km
Nearest town Rāikot 10 km
Nearest railway station Ahmedgarh 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 32 km

Villages closest to Tungaheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungaheri village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 59th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Tungaheri village has 576 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungaheri has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Tungaheri is 141205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungaheri covers 398 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tungaheri falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tungaheri is Ahmedgarh, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tungaheri.

Tungaheri is about 32 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tungaheri is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 10 km away. Rāikot is about 10 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barundi (2.2 km), Andlu (2.6 km) and Barhampur (2.9 km).

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

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