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About Tanda Village

Tanda is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 91 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,297 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176044
Area (hectares) 22.78 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 91
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,297
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanda compares

By the 2011 count Tanda is the 151st largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 22.78 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Tanda

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

Tanda lies about 23 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 36 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 Tanda
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 11 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 17 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 36 km

Villages closest to Tanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanda village had a population of 209. That makes it the 151st largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Tanda village has 91 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanda has about 1297 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Tanda is 176044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanda covers 22.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tanda falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tanda is Olinda, about 36 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 village for Tanda.

Tanda is about 23 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanda is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Bhoranj is about 11 km away. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Hamirpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahu Kalan (under 2 km), Jahu Khurd (under 2 km) and Tikri (2.1 km).

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

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