Tunga, Lakhanpur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Tunga


The village Tunga is located in Lakhanpur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Pondi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lakhanpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Lakhanpur, which is about 20 kilometers away from Tunga.

Travel and Communication for Tunga


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Tunga


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Tunga is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Tunga is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Tunga


As per available data from the year 2009, 834 persons live in 203 house holds in the village Tunga. There are 424 female individuals and 410 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.84% and males constitute 49.16% of the total population.

There are 31 scheduled castes persons of which 11 are females and 20 are males. Females constitute 35.48% and males constitute 64.52% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.72% of the total population.

There are 623 scheduled tribes persons of which 316 are females and 307 are males. Females constitute 50.72% and males constitute 49.28% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 74.7% of the total population.

Population density of Tunga is 165.32 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Tunga


Maps, reports and datasets of Tunga on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Tunga is 504.47 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 225.6 ha. About 227.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 13.6 ha is irrigated area. About 3.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 10.1 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 36.39 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 83.77 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 4.17 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 23.3 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Tunga


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Jamdara, which is 5-10 kms away from Tunga.

There is a government primary school in the village Tunga.

There is a government middle school in the village Tunga.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kunni, which is 5-10 kms away from Tunga.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kunni, which is 5-10 kms away from Tunga.

Colleges in Tunga


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Udaypur, which is more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

Other Educational Facilities in Tunga


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Vishrampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

Healthcare Facilities in Tunga


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Tunga.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Tunga.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Tunga or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Tunga.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Tunga.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

Additional links