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About Tanasi Village

Tanasi is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 622 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanasi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 256.21 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 622
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tanasi compares

By the 2011 count Tanasi is the 32nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 256.21 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Tanasi

Tanasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tanasi as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tanasi from other places

Tanasi lies about 50 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 4.9 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 Tanasi
Nearest railway station Barlanga 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 26 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 28 km
District headquarters Puruliya 50 km

Villages closest to Tanasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanasi village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Tanasi village has 622 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanasi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Tanasi is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanasi covers 256.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tanasi falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tanasi is Barlanga, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tanasi.

Tanasi is about 50 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanasi is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Barlanga is about 4.9 km away. Jaipur is about 26 km away. Chitarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaddi (under 2 km), Chhota Malka (3.5 km) and Kusumtikri (5.0 km).

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

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