Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha
# Tana

Tana is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385555. The 2011 Census counted 6,570 people in 1,360 households, the 9th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 6,570 people (2011)
- 1,360 households
- 81.3% literacy
- 385555 PIN code

## Tana PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tana is 385555. Tana falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385555
- Gram panchayat Tana
- Community development block Kankrej
- Census village code 508570

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tana from nearby towns?
- Shihori (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 87 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town) 2 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tana?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Tana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tharad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Patan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patan
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tana known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, castor and fennel. About 72% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tana

Of every 100 households in Tana in 2011, 90 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Tana · ■ Kankrej rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 55%
- Toilet within the home 76% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 24% 86%
- Tap water 88% 52%
- Drinking water within premises 81% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 63% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 32% 92%
- Use banking services 73% 46%
- Television 71% 21%
- Mobile phone 86% 64%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 46% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 2%
- None of these assets 7% 27%
- Own their home 75% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tana?

■ Tana · ■ Kankrej rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.3% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 907 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 815 892
- Working population 36.5% 45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 72.3% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 417 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 206 (9%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 1,387 (58%) · ■ Marginal 381 (16%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kankrej
- Tervada 9,057 people
- Khimana 9,028 people
- Raner 8,500 people
- Chekhala 7,210 people
- Un 5,861 people
- Kakar 5,224 people
- Mota Jampur 3,793 people
- Dugrasan 3,787 people

All 101 villages in Kankrej

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tana? 385555
- How far is Tana from Palanpur? 87 km by road
- What is the population of Tana? 6,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tana in? Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Tana? 81.3% (Census 2011)

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