About Tanakhar Village

Tanakhar is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,862, made up of 971 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1247.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanakhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Poundi Uproda
Pincode	491228
Area (hectares)	1247.13 hectares
Population	1,862
Male Population	971
Female Population	891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanakhar compares

By the 2011 count Tanakhar is the 17th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 1247.13 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Tanakhar

Tanakhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tanakhar as Available. 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 Tanakhar from other places

Tanakhar lies about 27 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 24 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 Tanakhar
Nearest town	Katghora	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Gevra Road	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poundi Uproda	27 km
District headquarters	Korba	27 km

Villages closest to Tanakhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 Tanakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanakhar village had a population of 1,862. That makes it the 17th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Tanakhar village has 971 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanakhar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Tanakhar is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanakhar covers 1247.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tanakhar falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tanakhar is Gevra Road, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Tanakhar.

Tanakhar is about 27 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanakhar is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 5.1 km away. Gevra Road is about 24 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.