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About Tangarsikwar Village

Tangarsikwar is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 445 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangarsikwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangarsikwar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 423 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 445
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Tangarsikwar compares

By the 2011 count Tangarsikwar is the 42nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 423 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Tangarsikwar

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

Tangarsikwar lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 24 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 Tangarsikwar
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 2.7 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 21 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 24 km
District headquarters Gumla 25 km

Villages closest to Tangarsikwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangarsikwar village had a population of 859. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Tangarsikwar village has 445 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangarsikwar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Tangarsikwar is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangarsikwar covers 423 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tangarsikwar falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tangarsikwar is Lohardaga, about 24 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 Tangarsikwar.

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

Tangarsikwar is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 2.7 km away. Lohārdagā is about 21 km away. Lohardaga 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 Baniyadih (1.6 km), Kotri (2.2 km) and Patagain R (2.3 km).

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

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