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About Tenar Village

Tenar is a large village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,363, made up of 1,707 males and 1,656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 671.86 hectares
Population 3,363
Male Population 1,707
Female Population 1,656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tenar compares

By the 2011 count Tenar is the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 671.86 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Tenar

Tenar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tenar as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tenar from other places

Tenar lies about 13 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 2.5 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 Tenar
Nearest railway station Meralgram 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 3.3 km
District headquarters Garhwa 13 km

Villages closest to Tenar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenar village had a population of 3,363. That makes it the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Tenar village has 1,707 males and 1,656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Tenar is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenar covers 671.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tenar falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tenar is Meralgram, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tenar.

Tenar is about 13 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenar is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 2.5 km away. Meral is about 3.3 km away. Garhwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangbaria (under 2 km), Gonda (2.9 km) and Rajhara (3.1 km).

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

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