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About Tanto Village

Tanto is a mid sized village in Barbil tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 351 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanto village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Barbil
Pincode 758035
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 351
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Tanto compares

By the 2011 count Tanto is the 11th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Tanto

Tanto is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tanto 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. The nearest villages by name are Matiapasi, Murgabeda Camp, Raeka and Sayabahala. 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 Tanto

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanto village had a population of 690. That makes it the 11th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Tanto village has 351 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanto has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Tanto is 758035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanto covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanto falls under Barbil tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Tanto notes the nearest railway station 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 Tanto.

Tanto is in Barbil tehsil of Kendujhar 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 Tanto today is likely to be higher.

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