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About Thunthunia Village

Thunthunia is a large village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,057, made up of 1,551 males and 1,506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thunthunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thunthunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 331.84 hectares
Population 3,057
Male Population 1,551
Female Population 1,506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Thunthunia compares

By the 2011 count Thunthunia is the 26th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 331.84 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Thunthunia

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

Thunthunia lies about 30 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaisal, about 6.6 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 Thunthunia
Nearest railway station Gaisal 6.6 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 32 km

Villages closest to Thunthunia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thunthunia village had a population of 3,057. That makes it the 26th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Thunthunia village has 1,551 males and 1,506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thunthunia has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Thunthunia is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thunthunia covers 331.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thunthunia falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Thunthunia is Gaisal, about 6.6 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 Thunthunia.

Thunthunia is about 30 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thunthunia is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gaisal is about 6.6 km away. Islāmpur is about 16 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goabari (2.6 km), Paschim Jibhakata (3.0 km) and Purba Mokarandapur (3.6 km).

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

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