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About Tangesh Village

Tangesh is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 55 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangesh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangesh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 55
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangesh compares

By the 2011 count Tangesh is the 209th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 987.

Getting to Tangesh

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

Tangesh lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 12 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 Tangesh
Nearest railway station Jutogh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Tangesh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Tangesh

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangesh village had a population of 116. That makes it the 209th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Tangesh village has 55 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangesh has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tangesh is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangesh covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tangesh falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tangesh is Jutogh, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Tangesh.

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

Tangesh is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 12 km away. Shimla Rural is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahapuna (under 2 km), Karaunri (under 2 km) and Panihana (1.5 km).

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

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