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About Tanka Station Village

Tanka Station is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 320 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanka Station Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanka Station village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 563 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 320
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanka Station compares

By the 2011 count Tanka Station is the 279th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 563 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Tanka Station

Tanka Station is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tanka Station as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sutharon Ki Beri, Tajaniyon Ka Tala, Tajasar and Talsar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tanka Station

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanka Station village had a population of 602. That makes it the 279th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Tanka Station village has 320 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanka Station has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Tanka Station is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanka Station covers 563 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tanka Station falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Tanka Station notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tanka Station.

Tanka Station is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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