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About Tantani Village

Tantani is a mid sized village in Aranthangi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 632 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tantani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tantani village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Aranthangi
Pincode 614622
Area (hectares) 289.81 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 632
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tantani compares

By the 2011 count Tantani is the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 289.81 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Tantani

Tantani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tantani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tantani from other places

Tantani lies about 24 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Arantangi, 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 Tantani
Nearest town Arantāngi 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Arantangi 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Aranthangi 24 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 24 km

Villages closest to Tantani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tantani village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Tantani village has 632 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tantani has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Tantani is 614622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tantani covers 289.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tantani falls under Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tantani is Arantangi, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tantani.

Tantani is about 24 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tantani is in Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Arantāngi is about 8.0 km away. Arantangi is about 8.3 km away. Aranthangi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chettikkadu (under 2 km), Chidambarapuram (1.6 km) and Chidambaraviduthy (1.6 km).

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

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