About Tanta Village

Tanta is a large village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,324, made up of 1,126 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanta village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	151.4 hectares
Population	2,324
Male Population	1,126
Female Population	1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanta compares

By the 2011 count Tanta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 151.4 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Tanta

Tanta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tanta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Tanta from other places

Tanta lies about 30 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 68 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 Tanta
Nearest town	Kishtwār	28 km
District headquarters	Doda	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	33 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	68 km

Villages closest to Tanta

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

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Common questions about Tanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanta village had a population of 2,324. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Tanta village has 1,126 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanta has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Tanta is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanta covers 151.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tanta falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Tanta is Udhampur, about 68 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tanta.

Tanta is about 30 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanta is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 28 km away. Doda is about 30 km away. Thathri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.