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About Tanga Village

Tanga is a mid sized village in Mohadi tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 553 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.28 hectares hectares.

Tanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Mohadi
Area (hectares) 589.28 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 553
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanga compares

By the 2011 count Tanga is the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 589.28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Tanga

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

Tanga lies about 23 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Mitewani, about 7.4 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 Tanga
Nearest town Tumsar 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohadi 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Mitewani 7.4 km
District headquarters Bhandara 23 km

Villages closest to Tanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanga village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Tanga village has 553 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanga has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Tanga covers 589.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tanga falls under Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tanga is Mitewani, about 7.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tanga.

Tanga is about 23 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanga is in Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district. Tumsar is about 7.0 km away. Mohadi is about 7.2 km away. Mitewani is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikarkheda (2.2 km), Vihirgaon (2.5 km) and Paldongari (2.8 km).

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

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