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About Tanghan Tapu Village

Tanghan Tapu is a mid sized village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 646 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Tanghan Tapu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanghan Tapu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 646
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tanghan Tapu compares

By the 2011 count Tanghan Tapu is the 40th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Tanghan Tapu

Tanghan Tapu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tanghan Tapu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tanghan Tapu from other places

Tanghan Tapu lies about 33 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 11 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 Tanghan Tapu
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 11 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 14 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 33 km

Villages closest to Tanghan Tapu

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

Common questions about Tanghan Tapu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanghan Tapu village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 40th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Tanghan Tapu village has 646 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanghan Tapu has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Tanghan Tapu covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tanghan Tapu falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tanghan Tapu is Pawakhali, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tanghan Tapu.

Tanghan Tapu is about 33 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanghan Tapu is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 6.1 km away. Pawakhali is about 11 km away. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakamari (under 2 km), Mangra (under 2 km) and Boaldaha (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tanghan Tapu today is likely to be higher.

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