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About Tamtha Village

Tamtha is a small village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 140 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.03 hectares hectares.

Tamtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tamtha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 113.03 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 140
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tamtha compares

By the 2011 count Tamtha is the 188th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 113.03 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Tamtha

Tamtha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tamtha as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tamtha from other places

Tamtha lies about 33 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chauri Chaura, about 18 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 Tamtha
Nearest town Rūdarpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Chauri Chaura 18 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 33 km

Villages closest to Tamtha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 Tamtha

As per the Census of India 2011, Tamtha village had a population of 320. That makes it the 188th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Tamtha village has 140 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tamtha has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Tamtha covers 113.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tamtha falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tamtha is Chauri Chaura, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Tamtha.

Tamtha is about 33 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tamtha is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Rūdarpur is about 13 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 18 km away. Gorakhpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purnaha (1.5 km), Ledua Par (1.9 km) and Tulsi Pakar (2.5 km).

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

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