About Tangha Village

Tangha is one of the larger villages in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,057, made up of 3,616 males and 3,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Tardih
Pincode	847405
Area (hectares)	673 hectares
Population	7,057
Male Population	3,616
Female Population	3,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tangha compares

By the 2011 count Tangha is the 6th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 673 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Tangha

Tangha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tangha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tangha from other places

Tangha lies about 42 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjharpur Junction, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tangha
Tehsil headquarters	Tardih	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Jhanjharpur Junction	12 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	15 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	42 km

Villages closest to Tangha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tardih tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Tangha

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangha village had a population of 7,057. That makes it the 6th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Tangha village has 3,616 males and 3,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangha has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Tangha is 847405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangha covers 673 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tangha falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tangha is Jhanjharpur Junction, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tangha.

Tangha is about 42 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangha is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tardih is about 6.7 km away. Jhanjharpur Junction is about 12 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.