# Tunga Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja 

# Tunga

Tunga is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **834 people in 203 households**, the 62nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 834people (2011)
- 203households
- 41.0%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Tunga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tunga is 497116.** Tunga falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatPondi
- Community development blockLakhanpur
- Census village code433074

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tunga from nearby towns?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Lakhanpur (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tunga?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Tunga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udaypur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tunga known for?

About 45% of the 504 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tunga

Of every 100 households in Tunga in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tunga · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****70%**

**51%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tunga?

■ Tunga · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.0%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**992

Working population ****45.0%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.2% for men and 36.0% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 325 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 32 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur

- Jodhpur898 people
- Taparkela Khurd842 people
- Parri841 people
- Pipar Khar834 people
- Mukundpur832 people
- Chodeya821 people
- Mutki806 people
- Narkalo805 people

[All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tunga?497116
- How far is Tunga from Ambikapur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Tunga?834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tunga in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Tunga?41.0% (Census 2011)