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About Tan Village

Tan is a small village in Ambarnath tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 20 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.57 hectares hectares.

Tan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Ambarnath
Area (hectares) 73.57 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 20
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tan compares

By the 2011 count Tan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents. Its 73.57 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 936.

Getting to Tan

Tan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tan as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tan from other places

Tan lies about under 2 km from Thane. 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 Tan
District headquarters Thane under 2 km
Nearest town Thāne under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambarnath 21 km

Villages closest to Tan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tan village had a population of 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents.

Tan village has 20 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tan has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Tan covers 73.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tan falls under Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Tan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tan is about under 2 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tan is in Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district. Thane is about under 2 km away. Thāne is about under 2 km away. Ambarnath is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usatane (under 2 km), Chargaon (4.1 km) and Chinchpada (5.4 km).

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

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