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About Tantabahal Village

Tantabahal is a small village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 98 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tantabahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tantabahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770044
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 98
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tantabahal compares

By the 2011 count Tantabahal is the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1038.

Getting to Tantabahal

Tantabahal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tantabahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tantabahal from other places

Tantabahal lies about 114 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 7.0 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 Tantabahal
Nearest railway station Barsuan 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahunipara 18 km
Nearest town Joda 43 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 114 km

Villages closest to Tantabahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tantabahal village had a population of 184. That makes it the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Tantabahal village has 98 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tantabahal has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Tantabahal is 770044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tantabahal covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tantabahal falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Tantabahal is Barsuan, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance for Tantabahal.

Tantabahal is about 114 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tantabahal is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Barsuan is about 7.0 km away. Lahunipara is about 18 km away. Joda is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kardakudar (under 2 km), Kilinda (2.3 km) and Khatiabhangoni (5.0 km).

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

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