About Tangar Village

Tangar is a large village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,058, made up of 1,563 males and 1,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Chanho
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	325 hectares
Population	3,058
Male Population	1,563
Female Population	1,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangar compares

By the 2011 count Tangar is the 8th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Tangar

Tangar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tangar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, 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 Tangar
Tehsil headquarters	Chanho	12 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	19 km
Nearest town	Khunti	20 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	48 km

Villages closest to Tangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangar village had a population of 3,058. That makes it the 8th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Tangar village has 1,563 males and 1,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangar has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tangar is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangar covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tangar falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tangar is Govindpur Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tangar.

Tangar is about 48 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangar is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Chanho is about 12 km away. Govindpur Road is about 19 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.