About Thangara Village

Thangara is a large village in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,336, made up of 1,688 males and 1,648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743348, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thangara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thangara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Kakdwip
Pincode	743348
Area (hectares)	453.25 hectares
Population	3,336
Male Population	1,688
Female Population	1,648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
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 Thangara compares

By the 2011 count Thangara is the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 453.25 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Thangara

Thangara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thangara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thangara from other places

Thangara lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kashinagar, about 5.3 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 Thangara
Nearest railway station	Kashinagar	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kakdwip	6.0 km
Nearest town	Haldia	24 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	35 km

Villages closest to Thangara

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

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Common questions about Thangara

As per the Census of India 2011, Thangara village had a population of 3,336. That makes it the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Thangara village has 1,688 males and 1,648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thangara has about 976 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Thangara is 743348. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thangara covers 453.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thangara falls under Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Thangara is Kashinagar, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thangara.

Thangara is about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thangara is in Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kashinagar is about 5.3 km away. Kakdwip is about 6.0 km away. Haldia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.