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About Tangtona Village

Tangtona is a large village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,573, made up of 1,319 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangtona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangtona village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 505.84 hectares
Population 2,573
Male Population 1,319
Female Population 1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangtona compares

By the 2011 count Tangtona is the 10th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 505.84 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Tangtona

Tangtona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tangtona as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tangtona from other places

Tangtona lies about 25 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Pundhag, about 15 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 Tangtona
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Pundhag 15 km
Nearest town Phusro 24 km
District headquarters Bokaro 25 km

Villages closest to Tangtona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangtona village had a population of 2,573. That makes it the 10th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Tangtona village has 1,319 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangtona has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Tangtona is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangtona covers 505.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tangtona falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tangtona is Pundhag, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tangtona.

Tangtona is about 25 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangtona is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 6.9 km away. Pundhag is about 15 km away. Phusro is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meramhara (under 2 km), Basaria (1.8 km) and Bagda (1.8 km).

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

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