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About Tangri Village

Tangri is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 62 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 25.64 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 62
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangri compares

By the 2011 count Tangri is the 192nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 25.64 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Tangri

Tangri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tangri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tangri from other places

Tangri lies about 44 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Tangri
Nearest town Mussoorie 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 24 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 29 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 44 km

Villages closest to Tangri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangri village had a population of 117. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Tangri village has 62 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangri has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Tangri is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangri covers 25.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tangri falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tangri is Dehradun, 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 village for Tangri.

Tangri is about 44 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangri is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 13 km away. Dhanaulti is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghera (under 2 km), Kasaun Gaon (under 2 km) and Chandwan Gaon (2.0 km).

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

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