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About Tanash Village

Tanash is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 226 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 690 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanash village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172021
Area (hectares) 38.01 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 226
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 690
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 Tanash compares

By the 2011 count Tanash is the 29th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 38.01 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Tanash

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

Tanash lies about 46 km from Shimla. 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 Tanash
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Tanash

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanash village had a population of 382. That makes it the 29th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Tanash village has 226 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanash has about 690 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Tanash is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanash covers 38.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tanash falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tanash notes the nearest railway station 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 Tanash.

Tanash is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanash is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakla (under 2 km), Shola (under 2 km) and Barog (under 2 km).

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

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