# Tanghan Tapu Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/tanghan-tapu/ Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj # Tanghan Tapu Tanghan Tapu is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,241 people in 313 households**, the 42nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 1,241people (2011) - 313households - 63.8%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Tanghan Tapu PIN code and other codes Tanghan Tapu falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMangura - Community development blockDighalbank - Census village code222312 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tanghan Tapu from nearby towns? - Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)41 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Tanghan Tapu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Tanghan Tapu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dighalbank - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tanghan Tapu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Tanghan Tapu Of every 100 households in Tanghan Tapu in 2011, 31 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tanghan Tapu · ■ Dighalbank rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **9% Toilet within the home ****14%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **95% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **99% Use banking services ****22%** **16% Television ****14%** **5% Mobile phone ****33%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****44%** **30% Own their home ****93%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Tanghan Tapu? ■ Tanghan Tapu · ■ Dighalbank rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **979 Working population ****30.1%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 53.9% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (35%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (17%) · **■** Marginal 87 (23%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank - Garumara1,615 people - Suribhita1,581 people - Maltoli1,338 people - Palsa Milik1,245 people - Dighal Bank1,201 people - Talwar Bandha1,198 people - Gurhmurha1,160 people - Kanchan Bari1,143 people [All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tanghan Tapu from Kishanganj?41 km by road - What is the population of Tanghan Tapu?1,241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tanghan Tapu in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Tanghan Tapu?63.8% (Census 2011)