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About Tantana Village

Tantana is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 340 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.29 hectares hectares.

Tantana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tantana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 370.29 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 340
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tantana compares

By the 2011 count Tantana is the 88th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 370.29 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Tantana

Tantana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tantana as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tantana from other places

Tantana lies about 35 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 24 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 Tantana
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 14 km
Nearest town Bhānder 14 km
Nearest railway station Moth 24 km
District headquarters Datia 35 km

Villages closest to Tantana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tantana village had a population of 623. That makes it the 88th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Tantana village has 340 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tantana has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Tantana covers 370.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tantana falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tantana is Moth, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tantana.

Tantana is about 35 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tantana is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Bhander is about 14 km away. Bhānder is about 14 km away. Moth is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardai (under 2 km), Nadiya (under 2 km) and Imaliya (1.7 km).

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

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