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About Tangar Village

Tangar is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 99 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 174311
Area (hectares) 46.23 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 99
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 66th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 46.23 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1186.

Getting to Tangar

Tangar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tangar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 48 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 32 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
Nearest town Sundarnagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 31 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 48 km

Villages closest to Tangar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhatwal 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 189. That makes it the 66th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Tangar village has 99 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Tangar is 174311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangar covers 46.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tangar falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tangar is Kiratpur Sahib, about 32 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tangar.

Tangar is about 48 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangar is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 22 km away. Dhatwal is about 31 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghed (5.2 km), Khlawat (5.7 km) and Bahal Nalochan (6.9 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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