About Tanku Village

Tanku is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 202 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanku village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode	825401
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	403
Male Population	202
Female Population	201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanku compares

By the 2011 count Tanku is the 129th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Tanku

Tanku is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tanku 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sokha, Sonbarsa, Sonepurbigha and Sugi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tanku

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanku village had a population of 403. That makes it the 129th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Tanku village has 202 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanku has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Tanku is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanku covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanku falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Tanku notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tanku.

Tanku is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.