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About Tangankana Village

Tangankana is a small village in Lanjigarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 110 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangankana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangankana village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Lanjigarh
Pincode 766027
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 110
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangankana compares

By the 2011 count Tangankana is the 57th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Tangankana

Tangankana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tangankana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tadijhola, Taipadar, Talabara and Talbara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tangankana

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangankana village had a population of 222. That makes it the 57th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Tangankana village has 110 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangankana has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Tangankana is 766027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangankana covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tangankana falls under Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Tangankana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Tangankana is in Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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