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About Tenzingaon Village

Tenzingaon is a mid sized village in Shergaon tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 334 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2130 hectares hectares.

Tenzingaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenzingaon village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Shergaon
Area (hectares) 2130 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 334
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenzingaon compares

By the 2011 count Tenzingaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 2130 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Tenzingaon

Tenzingaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tenzingaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tenzingaon from other places

Tenzingaon lies about 32 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Mazbat, about 37 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tenzingaon
Tehsil headquarters Shergaon 9.2 km
District headquarters West Kameng 32 km
Nearest railway station Mazbat 37 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 53 km

Villages closest to Tenzingaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shergaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tenzingaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenzingaon village had a population of 728. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Tenzingaon village has 334 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenzingaon has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Tenzingaon covers 2130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tenzingaon falls under Shergaon tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tenzingaon is Mazbat, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tenzingaon.

Tenzingaon is about 32 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenzingaon is in Shergaon tehsil of West Kameng district. Shergaon is about 9.2 km away. West Kameng is about 32 km away. Mazbat is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shergaon (9.2 km), Mushaksing (11 km) and Jigaon (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tenzingaon today is likely to be higher.

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