# Tunkhal Village, Dasamantapur, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dasamantapur, Koraput 

# Tunkhal

Tunkhal is a village in Dasamantapur sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764028**. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 193 households**, the 25th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.7%.

- 693people (2011)
- 193households
- 33.0%literacy
- 764028PIN code

## Tunkhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tunkhal is 764028.** Tunkhal falls in Dasamantapur sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764028
- Gram panchayatChikamba
- Community development blockDasamantapur
- Census village code428446

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

## How far is Tunkhal from nearby towns?

- Dasamantapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)32 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 Tunkhal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Tunkhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koraput
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koraput
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koraput
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Tunkhal known for?

The main crops are **oil seeds, maize and ragi**. About 58% of the 6,940 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Tunkhal

Of every 100 households in Tunkhal in 2011, 26 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tunkhal · ■ Dasamantapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**9%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****55%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****97%**

**72%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Tunkhal?

■ Tunkhal · ■ Dasamantapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.0%**

**41.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1049

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**983

Working population ****63.1%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.6% for men and 20.1% for women. 60% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 390 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 41 (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 Dasamantapur

- Badapindapadar740 people
- Bhitarabagiri734 people
- Talanga724 people
- Dokribeda699 people
- Baragachha656 people
- Chikamba656 people
- Sorispadar621 people
- Gourachema611 people

[All 124 villages in Dasamantapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/dasamantapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tunkhal?764028
- How far is Tunkhal from Koraput?62 km by road
- What is the population of Tunkhal?693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tunkhal in?Koraput district (Dasamantapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Tunkhal?33.0% (Census 2011)