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About Tandaura Village

Tandaura is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 493 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tandaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tandaura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 493
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tandaura compares

By the 2011 count Tandaura is the 66th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Tandaura

Tandaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tandaura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tandaura from other places

Tandaura lies about 32 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 6.0 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 Tandaura
Nearest railway station Sidhwan 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 9.5 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 32 km

Villages closest to Tandaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tandaura village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 66th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Tandaura village has 493 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tandaura has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Tandaura is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tandaura covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tandaura falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tandaura is Sidhwan, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tandaura.

Tandaura is about 32 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tandaura is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 6.0 km away. Nakodar is about 9.5 km away. Jalandhar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhadda Haripur (1.9 km), Haripur (1.9 km) and Samailpur (2.1 km).

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

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