# Chor Tanga Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Chor Tanga

Chor Tanga is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,259 people in 231 households**, the 62nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,259people (2011)
- 231households
- 59.6%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Chor Tanga PIN code and other codes

Chor Tanga falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456992

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

## How far is Chor Tanga from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)58 km by road
- Palera (nearest town)6 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 Chor Tanga?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chor Tanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgaong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Chor Tanga known for?

About 47% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Chor Tanga

Of every 100 households in Chor Tanga in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chor Tanga · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**29%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chor Tanga?

■ Chor Tanga · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**882

Working population ****31.9%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 46.1% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (8%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 139 (35%)

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 Palera

- Gona1,375 people
- Vijaypur1,308 people
- Maheva Chak-41,305 people
- Madori1,280 people
- Gowa1,258 people
- Ratwas1,231 people
- Murraha Baba1,228 people
- Bhagwantpura Khirak1,211 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chor Tanga from Tikamgarh?58 km by road
- What is the population of Chor Tanga?1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chor Tanga in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chor Tanga?59.6% (Census 2011)