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About Tenga Gaon Village

Tenga Gaon is a large village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,446, made up of 1,800 males and 1,646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenga Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenga Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Barnagar
Pincode 781317
Area (hectares) 271.8 hectares
Population 3,446
Male Population 1,800
Female Population 1,646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tenga Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Tenga Gaon is the 11th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 271.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Tenga Gaon

Tenga Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tenga Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tenga Gaon from other places

Tenga Gaon lies about 3.1 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Guagachha Halt, about 20 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 Tenga Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Barnagar 3.1 km
District headquarters Barpeta 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Guagachha Halt 20 km

Villages closest to Tenga Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barnagar 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 Tenga Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenga Gaon village had a population of 3,446. That makes it the 11th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Tenga Gaon village has 1,800 males and 1,646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenga Gaon has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Tenga Gaon is 781317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenga Gaon covers 271.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tenga Gaon falls under Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Tenga Gaon is Guagachha Halt, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tenga Gaon.

Tenga Gaon is about 3.1 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenga Gaon is in Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district. Barnagar is about 3.1 km away. Barpeta is about 3.1 km away. Guagachha Halt is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala Gaon (under 2 km), Kamar Gaon (under 2 km) and Meda Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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