About Tang Village

Tang is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 169 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176084
Area (hectares)	72.19 hectares
Population	356
Male Population	169
Female Population	187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,107
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tang compares

By the 2011 count Tang is the 15th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 72.19 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Tang

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

Tang lies about 15 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 Tang
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	6.2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	15 km
District headquarters	Kangra	15 km

Villages closest to Tang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tang village had a population of 356. That makes it the 15th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Tang village has 169 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tang has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Tang is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tang covers 72.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tang falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tang is Chamunda Marg, about 6.2 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 Tang.

Tang is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tang is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 6.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 9.9 km away. Dhira is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.