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About Tangarkela Village

Tangarkela is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 251 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangarkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangarkela village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 251
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangarkela compares

By the 2011 count Tangarkela is the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Tangarkela

Tangarkela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tangarkela as Available within village. 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 Tangarkela from other places

Tangarkela lies about 64 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 12 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 Tangarkela
Nearest railway station Pakra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 34 km
Nearest town Khunti 36 km
District headquarters Ranchi 64 km

Villages closest to Tangarkela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangarkela village had a population of 515. That makes it the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Tangarkela village has 251 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangarkela has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Tangarkela is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangarkela covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tangarkela falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tangarkela is Pakra, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tangarkela.

Tangarkela is about 64 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangarkela is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Pakra is about 12 km away. Lapung is about 34 km away. Khunti is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathkunwari (26 km), Jariya (26 km) and Jamakel (27 km).

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

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