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About Tungi Village

Tungi is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 458 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722173
Area (hectares) 175.85 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 458
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 72nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 175.85 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 952.

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. The nearest villages by name are Surulia, Tarkajor, Tentulchita and Tentulia. 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.

Common questions about Tungi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungi village had a population of 864. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Tungi village has 458 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungi has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Tungi is 722173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungi covers 175.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tungi falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tungi notes the nearest railway station 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 in Indpur tehsil of Bankura 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.

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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