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About Tanda Village

Tanda is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 384 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143409
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 384
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanda compares

By the 2011 count Tanda is the 70th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Tanda

Tanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Tanda from other places

Tanda lies about 14 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Vain Puin, about 2.6 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 Tanda
Nearest railway station Vain Puin 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 14 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 14 km

Villages closest to Tanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Tanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanda village had a population of 724. That makes it the 70th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Tanda village has 384 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanda has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Tanda is 143409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanda covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanda falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tanda is Vain Puin, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tanda.

Tanda is about 14 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanda is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Vain Puin is about 2.6 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 14 km away. Tarn Taran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tur (under 2 km), Khan Chhabri (2.0 km) and Chak Mehar (2.2 km).

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

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