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About Tanda Village

Tanda is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 165 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 79.81 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 165
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tanda compares

By the 2011 count Tanda is the 80th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 79.81 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 1027.

Getting to Tanda

Tanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 1.6 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
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 5.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Tanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 319. That makes it the 80th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Tanda village has 165 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanda has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Tanda is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanda covers 79.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanda falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tanda is Chamunda Marg, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanda is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 1.6 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 5.6 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malan (1.9 km), Majhetli Buhli (2.2 km) and Pankhar (2.4 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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