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About Tengar Village

Tengar is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 385 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.44 hectares hectares.

Tengar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tengar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 74.44 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 385
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tengar compares

By the 2011 count Tengar is the 119th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 74.44 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Tengar

Tengar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tengar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Tengar from other places

Tengar lies about 7.5 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 4.9 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 Tengar
Nearest railway station Semapur 4.9 km
District headquarters Katihar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 32 km

Villages closest to Tengar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 Tengar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tengar village had a population of 743. That makes it the 119th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Tengar village has 385 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tengar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Tengar covers 74.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tengar falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tengar is Semapur, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tengar.

Tengar is about 7.5 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tengar is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 4.9 km away. Katihar is about 7.5 km away. Azamnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tengri (under 2 km), Machhkhairan (14 km) and Gidaul (22 km).

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

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