About Tanak Village

Tanak is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 440 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanak village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Namchi
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	198.89 hectares
Population	857
Male Population	440
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanak compares

By the 2011 count Tanak is the 41st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 198.89 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Tanak

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

Tanak lies about 12 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 29 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 Tanak
Tehsil headquarters	Namchi	12 km
District headquarters	South District	12 km
Nearest town	Gangtok	19 km
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	29 km

Villages closest to Tanak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanak village had a population of 857. That makes it the 41st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Tanak village has 440 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanak has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Tanak is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanak covers 198.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanak falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Tanak is Darjeeling, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tanak.

Tanak is about 12 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanak is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 12 km away. South District is about 12 km away. Gangtok is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.