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About Tanko Village

Tanko is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 739 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 830003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanko village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 830003
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 739
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tanko compares

By the 2011 count Tanko is the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Tanko

Tanko is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tanko as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tanko from other places

Tanko lies about 8.1 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 4.5 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 Tanko
Nearest railway station Balasiring 4.5 km
District headquarters Ranchi 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 8.6 km

Villages closest to Tanko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanko village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Tanko village has 739 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanko has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Tanko is 830003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanko covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanko falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tanko is Balasiring, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tanko.

Tanko is about 8.1 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanko is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 4.5 km away. Ranchi is about 8.1 km away. Namkum is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungri (under 2 km), Garhkhatanga (under 2 km) and Lalkhatanga (2.0 km).

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

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