About Taunsa Village

Taunsa is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 468 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taunsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taunsa village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Khanna
Pincode	141414
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	917
Male Population	468
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taunsa compares

By the 2011 count Taunsa is the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 900.

Getting to Taunsa

Taunsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taunsa 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 Taunsa from other places

Taunsa lies about 40 km from Ludhiana. 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 Taunsa
Tehsil headquarters	Khanna	13 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	40 km

Villages closest to Taunsa

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

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Common questions about Taunsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Taunsa village had a population of 917. That makes it the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Taunsa village has 468 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taunsa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Taunsa is 141414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taunsa covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taunsa falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

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

Taunsa is about 40 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taunsa is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Khanna is about 13 km away. Ludhiana is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.