Barangay Pantukan

Situated in Carrascal, Surigao Del Sur, Barangay Pantukan is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pantukan had a population of 933. This made it the 9th largest of 14 barangays in Carrascal by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pantukan accounted for approximately 3.79% of the total population of Carrascal, which stood at 24,586 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Pantukan moving from 737 residents to 933 residents, an intercensal change of +26.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Pantukan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Carrascal is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pantukan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Sur, which contains 309 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pantukan ranks 235th by 2020 population. Surigao Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.