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About Tanda Village

Tanda is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 129 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176060, 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 Palampur
Pincode 176060
Area (hectares) 25.18 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 129
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tanda compares

By the 2011 count Tanda is the 235th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 25.18 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

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. 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 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 2.2 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 Tanda
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 3.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Tanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 264. That makes it the 235th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Tanda village has 129 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanda has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Tanda is 176060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanda covers 25.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tanda falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tanda is Patti Rajpura, about 2.2 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 for Tanda.

Tanda is about 26 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 Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about 2.2 km away. Palampur is about 3.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanda Holta (under 2 km), Tanda Parla (under 2 km) and Saralu (under 2 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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