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About Tangar Village

Tangar is a large village in Kumardungi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,356, made up of 1,162 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Kumardungi
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 498 hectares
Population 2,356
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 Tangar compares

By the 2011 count Tangar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 498 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Tangar

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

Tangar lies about 16 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 8.4 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 Tangar
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 8.4 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumardungi 16 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Tangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangar village had a population of 2,356. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Tangar village has 1,162 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Tangar is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangar covers 498 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tangar falls under Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tangar is Lotapahar, about 8.4 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 Tangar.

Tangar is about 16 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangar is in Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 8.4 km away. Chakradharpur is about 9.9 km away. Kumardungi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ralibera (2.7 km), Itar (12 km) and Burasai (13 km).

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

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