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About Tenua Village

Tenua is a mid sized village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 383 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Pincode 841419
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 764
Male Population 383
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenua compares

By the 2011 count Tenua is the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Tenua

Tenua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tenua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 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
Nearest town Chāpra 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 20 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 Marhaura 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 764. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Tenua village has 383 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenua has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Tenua is 841419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenua covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tenua falls under Marhaura 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about under 2 km away. Chāpra is about 5.5 km away. Marhaura 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 Paterhi Baij (7.8 km), Dew Bahuara (8.3 km) and Madhopur (8.4 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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