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About Kapas Tanr Village

Kapas Tanr is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 163 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapas Tanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapas Tanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Pincode 834002
Area (hectares) 104.68 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 163
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Kapas Tanr compares

By the 2011 count Kapas Tanr is the 107th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 104.68 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kapas Tanr

Kapas Tanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapas Tanr 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 Kapas Tanr from other places

Kapas Tanr lies about 42 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, 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 Kapas Tanr
Nearest railway station Vidyasagar under 2 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 28 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 42 km

Villages closest to Kapas Tanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tundi 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 Kapas Tanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapas Tanr village had a population of 316. That makes it the 107th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kapas Tanr village has 163 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapas Tanr has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kapas Tanr is 834002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapas Tanr covers 104.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapas Tanr falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kapas Tanr is Vidyasagar, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kapas Tanr.

Kapas Tanr is about 42 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapas Tanr is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Vidyasagar is about under 2 km away. Jāmtāra is about 17 km away. Tundi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arwa Tanr (under 2 km), Satua Tanr (under 2 km) and Sinduar Tanr (under 2 km).

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

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