 Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tyukalinsk serves as the administrative center of Tyukalinsky District, even though it is not a part of it.As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Tyukalinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Tyukalinsk is incorporated within Tyukalinsky Municipal District as Tyukalinsk Urban Settlement.