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About Tandu Village

Tandu is a small village in Nagrakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 162 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tandu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Nagrakata
Pincode 735225
Area (hectares) 424.41 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 162
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tandu compares

By the 2011 count Tandu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,861 residents. Its 424.41 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Tandu

Tandu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tandu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nagrakata, Nagrakata Tea Garden, Naya Saili Tea Garden and Sukhanibasti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tandu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tandu village had a population of 298. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,861 residents.

Tandu village has 162 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tandu has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Tandu is 735225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tandu covers 424.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tandu falls under Nagrakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tandu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tandu.

Tandu is in Nagrakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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