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About Taldangal Village

Taldangal is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 167 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taldangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taldangal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 167
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taldangal compares

By the 2011 count Taldangal is the 101st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Taldangal

Taldangal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taldangal as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taldangal from other places

Taldangal lies about 20 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barmasia, about 16 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 Taldangal
Nearest railway station Barmasia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranishwar 20 km
District headquarters Dumka 20 km

Villages closest to Taldangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taldangal village had a population of 326. That makes it the 101st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Taldangal village has 167 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taldangal has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Taldangal is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taldangal covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taldangal falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taldangal is Barmasia, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Taldangal.

Taldangal is about 20 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taldangal is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Barmasia is about 16 km away. Ranishwar is about 20 km away. Dumka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masanjor (2.2 km), Rangamatia (3.1 km) and Sijua (3.9 km).

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

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