About Tant Village

Tant is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 706 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1512 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tant village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	334803
Area (hectares)	1512 hectares
Population	1,425
Male Population	706
Female Population	719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tant compares

By the 2011 count Tant is the 83rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 1512 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Tant

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

Tant lies about 74 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Shri Balaji, about 12 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 Tant
Nearest railway station	Shri Balaji	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	22 km
District headquarters	Bikaner	74 km

Villages closest to Tant

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tant village had a population of 1,425. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Tant village has 706 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tant has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Tant is 334803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tant covers 1512 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tant falls under Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Tant is Shri Balaji, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tant.

Tant is about 74 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tant is in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district. Shri Balaji is about 12 km away. Nokha is about 22 km away. Bikaner is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.