Village · Bahadurganj, Kishanganj # Tangtangia Tangtangia is a village in Bahadurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855101. The 2011 Census counted 944 people in 181 households, the 68th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 944 people (2011) - 181 households - 34.1% literacy - 855101 PIN code ## Tangtangia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tangtangia is 855101. Tangtangia falls in Bahadurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code 855101 - Gram panchayat Nishanghara - Community development block Bahadurganj - Census village code 222705 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tangtangia from nearby towns? - Bahadurganj (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 52 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tangtangia? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Tangtangia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bahadurganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palasmani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tangtangia known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include jute rope. About 70% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tangtangia Of every 100 households in Tangtangia in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tangtangia · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 24% 12% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 27% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 7% 17% - Television 0% 4% - Mobile phone 47% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 29% 31% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tangtangia? ■ Tangtangia · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 34.1% 57.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 990 983 - Working population 23.8% 29.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 38.3% for men and 30.1% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 21 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 116 (52%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) · ■ Marginal 80 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurganj - Kumhartoli 1,126 people - Kharsel 1,018 people - Basbari 995 people - Belbari 968 people - Tegharia 944 people - Kurhaila 926 people - Dulali Milik 910 people - Dogacchi 866 people All 105 villages in Bahadurganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tangtangia? 855101 - How far is Tangtangia from Kishanganj? 52 km by road - What is the population of Tangtangia? 944 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tangtangia in? Kishanganj district (Bahadurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Tangtangia? 34.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/bahadurganj/tangtangia-222705/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.