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About Tandaga Village

Tandaga is a large village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,359, made up of 1,153 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1545.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577597, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tandaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tandaga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577597
Area (hectares) 1545.77 hectares
Population 2,359
Male Population 1,153
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tandaga compares

By the 2011 count Tandaga is the 13th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 1545.77 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Tandaga

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

Tandaga lies about 69 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 33 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 Tandaga
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 22 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 22 km
Nearest railway station Banavar 33 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 69 km

Villages closest to Tandaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tandaga village had a population of 2,359. That makes it the 13th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Tandaga village has 1,153 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tandaga has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Tandaga is 577597. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tandaga covers 1545.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tandaga falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tandaga is Banavar, about 33 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 Tandaga.

Tandaga is about 69 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tandaga is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 22 km away. Hosadurga is about 22 km away. Banavar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garaga (2.5 km), Mallihalli (3.4 km) and Yadagatta (3.9 km).

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

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