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About Tung Village

Tung is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 601 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tung village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143417
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 601
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tung compares

By the 2011 count Tung is the 114th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Tung

Tung is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tung 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tung from other places

Tung lies about 27 km from Tarn Taran. 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 Tung
Tehsil headquarters Patti 7.7 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 27 km

Villages closest to Tung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tung village had a population of 1,123. That makes it the 114th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Tung village has 601 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tung has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Tung is 143417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tung covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tung falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The census record for Tung notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tung.

Tung is about 27 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tung is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Patti is about 7.7 km away. Tarn Taran is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirtowal (2.1 km), Saidpur (3.4 km) and Nabipur (3.7 km).

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

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