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About Tenua Village

Tenua is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,460, made up of 2,291 males and 2,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares.

Tenua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 4,460
Male Population 2,291
Female Population 2,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Tenua compares

By the 2011 count Tenua is the 15th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Tenua

The census records public bus service for Tenua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tenua from other places

Tenua lies about 29 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about under 2 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 Tenua
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 5.5 km
Nearest town Chāpra 5.5 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Tenua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenua village had a population of 4,460. That makes it the 15th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Tenua village has 2,291 males and 2,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenua has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

Tenua covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tenua falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tenua is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Tenua is about 29 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenua is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about under 2 km away. Chapra is about 5.5 km away. Chāpra is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichli Badhar (under 2 km), Balgarha (under 2 km) and Tejpurwa (under 2 km).

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

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