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About Tankiya Village

Tankiya is a mid sized village in Abu Road tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 565 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1534.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tankiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tankiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Tehsil Abu Road
Pincode 307026
Area (hectares) 1534.98 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 565
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tankiya compares

By the 2011 count Tankiya is the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 1534.98 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Tankiya

Tankiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tankiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tankiya from other places

Tankiya lies about 41 km from Sirohi, and the nearest railway station is Kivarli, about 8.3 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 Tankiya
Nearest railway station Kivarli 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Abu Road 15 km
Nearest town Ābu Road 15 km
District headquarters Sirohi 41 km

Villages closest to Tankiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abu Road 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 Tankiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Tankiya village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Tankiya village has 565 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tankiya has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Tankiya is 307026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tankiya covers 1534.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tankiya falls under Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Tankiya is Kivarli, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance for Tankiya.

Tankiya is about 41 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tankiya is in Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district. Kivarli is about 8.3 km away. Abu Road is about 15 km away. Ābu Road is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaydara (4.2 km), Kyari (5.4 km) and Deldar (5.6 km).

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

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