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About Tanri Village

Tanri is a large village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,778, made up of 1,884 males and 1,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares.

Tanri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 3,778
Male Population 1,884
Female Population 1,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanri compares

By the 2011 count Tanri is the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Tanri

Tanri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tanri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tanri from other places

Tanri lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 17 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 Tanri
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 6.0 km
Nearest town Reoti 16 km
Nearest railway station Chainwa 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Tanri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanri village had a population of 3,778. That makes it the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Tanri village has 1,884 males and 1,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanri has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Tanri covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tanri falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tanri is Chainwa, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Tanri.

Tanri is about 26 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanri is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 6.0 km away. Reoti is about 16 km away. Chainwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panjwar (under 2 km), Bhanti (1.6 km) and Pipra (1.7 km).

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

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