About Tankuppa Village

Tankuppa is one of the larger villages in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,780, made up of 4,006 males and 3,774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627 hectares hectares.

Tankuppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tankuppa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares)	627 hectares
Population	7,780
Male Population	4,006
Female Population	3,774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Tankuppa compares

By the 2011 count Tankuppa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 627 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Tankuppa

Tankuppa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tankuppa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tankuppa from other places

Tankuppa lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about under 2 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 Tankuppa
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	17 km

Villages closest to Tankuppa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Tankuppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Tankuppa village had a population of 7,780. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Tankuppa village has 4,006 males and 3,774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tankuppa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Tankuppa covers 627 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tankuppa falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tankuppa is Tankuppa, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Tankuppa is about 17 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tankuppa is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tan Kuppa is about under 2 km away. Tankuppa is about under 2 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.