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About Tamna Village

Tamna is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 739 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tamna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tamna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 257.38 hectares
Population 1,444
Male Population 739
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tamna compares

By the 2011 count Tamna is the 34th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 257.38 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Tamna

Tamna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tamna 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Simulbera, Simulia, Sindri and Suklara. 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 Tamna

As per the Census of India 2011, Tamna village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 34th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Tamna village has 739 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tamna has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Tamna is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tamna covers 257.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tamna falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tamna notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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 Tamna.

Tamna is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Tamna today is likely to be higher.

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