About Tung Village

Tung is a small village in Chungthang tehsil, in the district of North District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 122 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tung village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	North District
Tehsil	Chungthang
Pincode	737113
Area (hectares)	325.38 hectares
Population	237
Male Population	122
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tung compares

By the 2011 count Tung is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,255 residents. Its 325.38 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Tung

Tung is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tung as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Lachung, Lachung Forest Block, Shipgyer and Thangu Forest Block. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Tung

As per the Census of India 2011, Tung village had a population of 237. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,255 residents.

Tung village has 122 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tung has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Tung is 737113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tung covers 325.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tung falls under Chungthang tehsil of North District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Tung notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Tung is in Chungthang tehsil of North District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.