About Tangchatir Village

Tangchatir is a small village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 175 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangchatir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangchatir village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Kangan
Pincode	191202
Area (hectares)	24.3 hectares
Population	375
Male Population	175
Female Population	200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,143
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tangchatir compares

By the 2011 count Tangchatir is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 24.3 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 908.

Getting to Tangchatir

Tangchatir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tangchatir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tangchatir from other places

Tangchatir lies about 18 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 2.6 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 Tangchatir
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	2.6 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	6.4 km
District headquarters	Ganderbal	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kangan	29 km

Villages closest to Tangchatir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangchatir village had a population of 375. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Tangchatir village has 175 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangchatir has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Tangchatir is 191202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangchatir covers 24.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tangchatir falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Tangchatir is Mazhom, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tangchatir.

Tangchatir is about 18 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangchatir is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Mazhom is about 2.6 km away. Soyībug is about 6.4 km away. Ganderbal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.