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About Thenga Village

Thenga is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 81 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thenga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thenga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 68.61 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 81
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thenga compares

By the 2011 count Thenga is the 216th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 68.61 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Thenga

Thenga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thenga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thenga from other places

Thenga lies about 65 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 54 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 Thenga
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 54 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 65 km

Villages closest to Thenga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thenga village had a population of 145. That makes it the 216th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Thenga village has 81 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thenga has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Thenga is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thenga covers 68.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thenga falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Thenga is Bhatapara, about 54 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thenga.

Thenga is about 65 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thenga is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Bhatapara is about 54 km away. Bilaspur is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achankpur (under 2 km), Mudpar (under 2 km) and Junwani (under 2 km).

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

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