# Tanko Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Tanko

Tanko is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **830003**. The 2011 Census counted **1,481 people in 290 households**, the 23rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,481people (2011)
- 290households
- 71.5%literacy
- 830003PIN code

## Tanko PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tanko is 830003.** Tanko falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code830003
- Gram panchayatChandaghasi
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code374009

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tanko from nearby towns?

- Namkum (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)16 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)16 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 Tanko?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Tanko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Satraji
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Doranda
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tupudana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Tanko known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 94% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Tanko

Of every 100 households in Tanko in 2011, 75 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tanko · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****66%**

**66%

Television ****52%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****91%**

**91%

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 Tanko?

■ Tanko · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1247**

**1000

Working population ****39.1%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 58.0% for women. 49% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 262 (45%) · **■** Marginal 260 (45%)

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 Namkum

- Sohdag1,671 people
- Sarwal1,530 people
- Oberiya1,520 people
- Rampur1,517 people
- Chandaghasi1,476 people
- Tetri1,473 people
- Jamchuan1,460 people
- Huanghatu1,375 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tanko?830003
- How far is Tanko from Ranchi?16 km by road
- What is the population of Tanko?1,481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tanko in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Tanko?71.5% (Census 2011)