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About Tanda Village

Tanda is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,350, made up of 686 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanda village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181114
Area (hectares) 126.3 hectares
Population 1,350
Male Population 686
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanda compares

By the 2011 count Tanda is the 36th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 126.3 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Tanda

Tanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tanda from other places

Tanda lies about 12 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about under 2 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 Tanda
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman under 2 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 12 km
District headquarters Jammu 12 km

Villages closest to Tanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Tanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanda village had a population of 1,350. That makes it the 36th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Tanda village has 686 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanda has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Tanda is 181114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanda covers 126.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tanda falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Tanda is Bari Brahman, about under 2 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 village for Tanda.

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

Tanda is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about under 2 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 9.2 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sai Khurd (under 2 km), Mana (under 2 km) and Chak Wahab Din (3.0 km).

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

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