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About Tannan Village

Tannan is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 42 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,381 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tannan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tannan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 117.14 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 42
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,381
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 Tannan compares

By the 2011 count Tannan is the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 117.14 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Tannan

Tannan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tannan 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 Tannan from other places

Tannan lies about 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 2.1 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 Tannan
Nearest railway station Kandwal 2.1 km
Nearest town Mamun 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Tannan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tannan village had a population of 100. That makes it the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Tannan village has 42 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tannan has about 1381 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Tannan is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tannan covers 117.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tannan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tannan is Kandwal, about 2.1 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 Tannan.

Tannan is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tannan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 2.1 km away. Mamun is about 8.5 km away. Nurpur is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khani Jhikli (1.5 km), Gharthara (1.7 km) and Khandwal (2.1 km).

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

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