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About Tengna Village

Tengna is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 180 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tengna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tengna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 216.21 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 180
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tengna compares

By the 2011 count Tengna is the 153rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 216.21 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Tengna

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

Tengna lies about 63 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 63 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 Tengna
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 4.3 km
Nearest town Kānker 53 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 63 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 63 km

Villages closest to Tengna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tengna village had a population of 365. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Tengna village has 180 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tengna has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Tengna is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tengna covers 216.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tengna falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tengna is Sarsonpuri, about 63 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 village for Tengna.

Tengna is about 63 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tengna is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 4.3 km away. Kānker is about 53 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samtara (under 2 km), Mode (2.1 km) and Sambalpur (2.1 km).

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

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