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About Tungi Village

Tungi is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 159 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249300
Area (hectares) 111.5 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 159
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
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 Tungi compares

By the 2011 count Tungi is the 80th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 111.5 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Tungi

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

Tungi lies about 15 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 51 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 Tungi
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 15 km
Nearest town Tehri 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 51 km

Villages closest to Tungi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungi village had a population of 341. That makes it the 80th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Tungi village has 159 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungi has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Tungi is 249300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungi covers 111.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tungi falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tungi is Rishikesh, about 51 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 Tungi.

Tungi is about 15 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tungi is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 15 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sem Talla (1.5 km), Simswara Talla (1.5 km) and Talya Gaon (1.5 km).

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

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