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About Tananji Village

Tananji is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 130 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tananji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tananji village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173212
Area (hectares) 245.6 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 130
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tananji compares

By the 2011 count Tananji is the 37th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 245.6 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Tananji

Tananji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tananji 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tananji from other places

Tananji lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 10 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 Tananji
Nearest railway station Salogra 10 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 14 km

Villages closest to Tananji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tananji village had a population of 248. That makes it the 37th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Tananji village has 130 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tananji has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Tananji is 173212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tananji covers 245.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tananji falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tananji is Salogra, about 10 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 village for Tananji.

Tananji is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tananji is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 10 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Kandaghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chagaon (2.6 km), Ghewa (2.7 km) and Dhayawla (2.9 km).

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

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