About Tasu Village

Tasu is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 512 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tasu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	695.57 hectares
Population	1,016
Male Population	512
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tasu compares

By the 2011 count Tasu is the 10th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 695.57 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Tasu

Tasu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tasu as Available within 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 Tasu from other places

Tasu lies about 18 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kusmahi, about 17 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 Tasu
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kusmahi	17 km
District headquarters	Latehar	18 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	18 km

Villages closest to Tasu

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

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Common questions about Tasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tasu village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 10th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Tasu village has 512 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tasu has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

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

Tasu covers 695.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tasu falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tasu is Kusmahi, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tasu.

Tasu is about 18 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tasu is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 9.1 km away. Kusmahi is about 17 km away. Latehar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.