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About Tanda Village

Tanda is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 534 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.06 hectares hectares.

Tanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 271.06 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 534
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanda compares

By the 2011 count Tanda is the 162nd largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 271.06 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Tanda

Tanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tanda as Available within <5 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 Tanda from other places

Tanda lies about 37 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Kalanour, about 34 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 Tanda
Tehsil headquarters Behat 14 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 16 km
Nearest railway station Kalanour 34 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 37 km

Villages closest to Tanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanda village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Tanda village has 534 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanda has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Tanda covers 271.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanda falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tanda is Kalanour, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tanda.

Tanda is about 37 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanda is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 14 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 16 km away. Kalanour is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Husainpur (under 2 km), Arifpur (1.9 km) and Faizabad (2.2 km).

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

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