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About Tentulia Village

Tentulia is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,228, made up of 1,686 males and 1,542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentulia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828125
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 3,228
Male Population 1,686
Female Population 1,542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tentulia compares

By the 2011 count Tentulia is the 11th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Tentulia

Tentulia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tentulia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sondaha, Suriyadi Alias Suriyabandh, Talmuchu and Targa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tentulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentulia village had a population of 3,228. That makes it the 11th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Tentulia village has 1,686 males and 1,542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulia has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Tentulia is 828125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulia covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tentulia falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Tentulia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Tentulia is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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