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About Tengjor Village

Tengjor is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 323 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tengjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tengjor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 323
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tengjor compares

By the 2011 count Tengjor is the 13th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Tengjor

Tengjor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tengjor as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tengjor from other places

Tengjor lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 18 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 Tengjor
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 18 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km

Villages closest to Tengjor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tengjor village had a population of 636. That makes it the 13th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Tengjor village has 323 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tengjor has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Tengjor is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tengjor covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tengjor falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tengjor is Harinsing, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tengjor.

Tengjor is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tengjor is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 5.5 km away. Harinsing is about 18 km away. Dumka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (under 2 km), Roldih (under 2 km) and Daldali (under 2 km).

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

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