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About Tanrbigha Village

Tanrbigha is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 470 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanrbigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanrbigha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 470
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanrbigha compares

By the 2011 count Tanrbigha is the 106th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Tanrbigha

Tanrbigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tanrbigha as Available within village. 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 Tanrbigha from other places

Tanrbigha lies about 111 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 19 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 Tanrbigha
Nearest railway station Barhi 19 km
Nearest town Bagaha 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 25 km
District headquarters Giridih 111 km

Villages closest to Tanrbigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanrbigha village had a population of 859. That makes it the 106th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Tanrbigha village has 470 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanrbigha has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Tanrbigha is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanrbigha covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanrbigha falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tanrbigha is Barhi, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tanrbigha.

Tanrbigha is about 111 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanrbigha is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Barhi is about 19 km away. Bagaha is about 24 km away. Jamua is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tardiha (1.9 km), Sandih (2.0 km) and Tejpur (2.4 km).

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

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