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About Tasatwar Village

Tasatwar is a small village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 146 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tasatwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tasatwar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 146
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Tasatwar compares

By the 2011 count Tasatwar is the 59th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Tasatwar

Tasatwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tasatwar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tasatwar from other places

Tasatwar lies about 33 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 1.9 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 Tasatwar
Nearest railway station Balumath 1.9 km
Nearest town Khalāri 28 km
District headquarters Latehar 33 km

Villages closest to Tasatwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tasatwar village had a population of 297. That makes it the 59th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Tasatwar village has 146 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tasatwar has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Tasatwar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tasatwar covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tasatwar falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tasatwar is Balumath, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tasatwar.

Tasatwar is about 33 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tasatwar is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 1.9 km away. Khalāri is about 28 km away. Latehar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basiya (1.7 km), Balumath (2.1 km) and Nagra (2.5 km).

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

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