# Tahanga Village, Laundi, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/laundi/tahanga/ Village · Laundi, Chhatarpur # Tahanga Tahanga is a village in Laundi sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,296 people in 289 households**, the 23rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,296people (2011) - 289households - 70.5%literacy - 844females per 1,000 males ## Tahanga PIN code and other codes Tahanga falls in Laundi sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLaundi - Census village code457548 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tahanga from nearby towns? - Laundi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)55 km by road - Laundi (nearest town)13 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 Tahanga? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Tahanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Laundi - ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Tahanga known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 74% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Tahanga Of every 100 households in Tahanga in 2011, 24 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tahanga · ■ Laundi rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **23% Toilet within the home ****1%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****8%** **35% Television ****4%** **10% Mobile phone ****61%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Tahanga? ■ Tahanga · ■ Laundi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **866 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **908 Working population ****47.1%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 55.4% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (52%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (9%) · **■** Marginal 115 (19%) 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 Laundi - Sijaee1,389 people - Pura1,369 people - Doni1,363 people - Bhitariya1,302 people - Purwa Bamohri1,223 people - Barohan1,102 people - Bitalipurwa1,069 people - Ragouli1,048 people [All 69 villages in Laundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/laundi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tahanga from Chhatarpur?55 km by road - What is the population of Tahanga?1,296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tahanga in?Chhatarpur district (Laundi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tahanga?70.5% (Census 2011)