About Tangh Village

Tangh is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 413 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176052
Area (hectares)	92.8 hectares
Population	846
Male Population	413
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tangh compares

By the 2011 count Tangh is the 37th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 92.8 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Tangh

Tangh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tangh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tangh from other places

Tangh lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 6.2 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 Tangh
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	10 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km

Villages closest to Tangh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangh village had a population of 846. That makes it the 37th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Tangh village has 413 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangh has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Tangh is 176052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangh covers 92.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tangh falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tangh is Chamunda Marg, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tangh.

Tangh is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangh is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 6.2 km away. Dharmsala is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.