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About Tangar Village

Tangar is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 227 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 179.12 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 227
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangar compares

By the 2011 count Tangar is the 172nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 179.12 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Tangar

Tangar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tangar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tangar from other places

Tangar lies about 7.9 km from Sarangarh, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 46 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 Tangar
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 7.9 km
Nearest town Saraipali 29 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 46 km

Villages closest to Tangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangar village had a population of 441. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Tangar village has 227 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Tangar is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangar covers 179.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tangar falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tangar is Raigarh, about 46 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 <5 km distance for Tangar.

Tangar is about 7.9 km from Sarangarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangar is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 7.9 km away. Saraipali is about 29 km away. Raigarh 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 Khairjhiti (under 2 km), Hasaud (under 2 km) and Boirdih (1.9 km).

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

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