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About Tamkot Village

Tamkot is a large village in Mansa tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,916, made up of 1,526 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tamkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tamkot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Mansa
Pincode 151508
Area (hectares) 906 hectares
Population 2,916
Male Population 1,526
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tamkot compares

By the 2011 count Tamkot is the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 906 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Tamkot

Tamkot is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tamkot 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tamkot from other places

Tamkot lies about 8.6 km from Mansa. 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 Tamkot
Tehsil headquarters Mansa 8.6 km
Nearest town Mānsa 8.6 km

Villages closest to Tamkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tamkot village had a population of 2,916. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Tamkot village has 1,526 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tamkot has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 871.

The pincode recorded for Tamkot is 151508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tamkot covers 906 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tamkot falls under Mansa tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The census record for Tamkot notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tamkot.

Tamkot is about 8.6 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tamkot is in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district. Mansa is about 8.6 km away. Mānsa is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burj Hari (3.3 km), Thuthianwali (3.4 km) and Malakpur (3.4 km).

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

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