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About Tungur Village

Tungur is a large village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,835, made up of 1,421 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tungur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tungur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 484.99 hectares
Population 2,835
Male Population 1,421
Female Population 1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tungur compares

By the 2011 count Tungur is the 15th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 484.99 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Tungur

Tungur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tungur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sut Chhara, Tegerya, Tentul Muri and Tildaganja. 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 Tungur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tungur village had a population of 2,835. That makes it the 15th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Tungur village has 1,421 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tungur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Tungur is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tungur covers 484.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tungur falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tungur.

Tungur is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Tungur today is likely to be higher.

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