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About Tangraha Village

Tangraha is a large village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,600, made up of 2,421 males and 2,179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.2 hectares hectares.

Tangraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Area (hectares) 479.2 hectares
Population 4,600
Male Population 2,421
Female Population 2,179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangraha compares

By the 2011 count Tangraha is the 22nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 479.2 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Tangraha

Tangraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tangraha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tangraha from other places

Tangraha lies about 46 km from Madhubani. 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 Tangraha
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 11 km
Nearest town Supaul 17 km
District headquarters Madhubani 46 km

Villages closest to Tangraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangraha village had a population of 4,600. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Tangraha village has 2,421 males and 2,179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangraha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Tangraha covers 479.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tangraha falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The census record for Tangraha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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 Tangraha.

Tangraha is about 46 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangraha is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 11 km away. Supaul is about 17 km away. Madhubani is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lilja (under 2 km), Bhargawan (1.5 km) and Parsauni (1.6 km).

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

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