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About Tahanga Village

Tahanga is a mid sized village in Laundi tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 703 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.45 hectares hectares.

Tahanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahanga village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Laundi
Area (hectares) 290.45 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 703
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tahanga compares

By the 2011 count Tahanga is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 290.45 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Tahanga

Tahanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tahanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tahanga from other places

Tahanga lies about 40 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Raghouli, about 3.5 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 Tahanga
Nearest railway station Raghouli 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Laundi 8.3 km
Nearest town Lauri 8.3 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Tahanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahanga village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Tahanga village has 703 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahanga has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 871.

Tahanga covers 290.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tahanga falls under Laundi tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tahanga is Raghouli, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tahanga is about 40 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahanga is in Laundi tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Raghouli is about 3.5 km away. Laundi is about 8.3 km away. Lauri is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadafal (under 2 km), Peera (1.8 km) and Sahapura (2.0 km).

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

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