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About Tangia Village

Tangia is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 454 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 666.28 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 454
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Tangia compares

By the 2011 count Tangia is the 25th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 666.28 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Tangia

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

Tangia lies about 33 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 8.5 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 Tangia
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 8.5 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 18 km
District headquarters Simdega 33 km

Villages closest to Tangia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangia village had a population of 929. That makes it the 25th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Tangia village has 454 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangia has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Tangia is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangia covers 666.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tangia falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tangia is Kanaroan, about 8.5 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 Tangia.

Tangia is about 33 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangia is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Jaldega is about 1.9 km away. Kanaroan is about 8.5 km away. Birmitrapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keluga (1.9 km), Jaldega (1.9 km) and Baraibera (2.1 km).

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

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