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About Tau Village

Tau is a large village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,672, made up of 1,978 males and 1,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tau village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 529 hectares
Population 3,672
Male Population 1,978
Female Population 1,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tau compares

By the 2011 count Tau is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Tau

Tau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tau as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tau from other places

Tau lies about 35 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, 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 Tau
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 2.1 km
Nearest town Būndu 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 35 km

Villages closest to Tau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tau village had a population of 3,672. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Tau village has 1,978 males and 1,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tau has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Tau is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tau covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tau falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tau is Gautamdhara, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tau.

Tau is about 35 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tau is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 2.1 km away. Būndu is about 2.1 km away. Gautamdhara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhukama (1.7 km), Bahadih (1.8 km) and Damari (1.8 km).

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

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