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About Tankanasar Village

Tankanasar is a small village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 195 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1168.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tankanasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tankanasar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370030
Area (hectares) 1168.93 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 195
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tankanasar compares

By the 2011 count Tankanasar is the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 1168.93 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Tankanasar

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

Tankanasar lies about 22 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sukhpur, about 18 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 Tankanasar
Nearest railway station Sukhpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 18 km
District headquarters Kachchh 22 km

Villages closest to Tankanasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tankanasar village had a population of 401. That makes it the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Tankanasar village has 195 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tankanasar has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Tankanasar is 370030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tankanasar covers 1168.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tankanasar falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Tankanasar is Sukhpur, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tankanasar.

Tankanasar is about 22 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tankanasar is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Sukhpur is about 18 km away. Bhuj is about 18 km away. Kachchh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sumarasar (1.7 km), Virai (2.9 km) and Vatachhad (3.1 km).

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

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