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About Tengra Kalan Village

Tengra Kalan is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 961 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tengra Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tengra Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 815306
Area (hectares) 785 hectares
Population 1,879
Male Population 961
Female Population 918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tengra Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Tengra Kalan is the 35th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 785 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Tengra Kalan

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

How far is Tengra Kalan from other places

Tengra Kalan lies about 43 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 8.2 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 Tengra Kalan
Nearest railway station Nimiaghat 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 8.3 km
Nearest town Kāro 15 km
District headquarters Giridih 43 km

Villages closest to Tengra Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 Tengra Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tengra Kalan village had a population of 1,879. That makes it the 35th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Tengra Kalan village has 961 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tengra Kalan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Tengra Kalan is 815306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tengra Kalan covers 785 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tengra Kalan falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tengra Kalan is Nimiaghat, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tengra Kalan.

Tengra Kalan is about 43 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tengra Kalan is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Nimiaghat is about 8.2 km away. Dumri is about 8.3 km away. Kāro is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makan (1.8 km), Chandan Kurwa (3.1 km) and Checharia (3.7 km).

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

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