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About Tendar Village

Tendar is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 438 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1464 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tendar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tendar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835331
Area (hectares) 1464 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 438
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tendar compares

By the 2011 count Tendar is the 44th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1464 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Tendar

Tendar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tendar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tendar from other places

Tendar lies about 32 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 43 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 Tendar
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 22 km
District headquarters Gumla 32 km
Nearest town Gumlā 32 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 43 km

Villages closest to Tendar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tendar village had a population of 846. That makes it the 44th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Tendar village has 438 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tendar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Tendar is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tendar covers 1464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tendar falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tendar is Lohardaga, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Tendar.

Tendar is about 32 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tendar is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 22 km away. Gumla is about 32 km away. Gumlā is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraidih (2.1 km), Hushir (2.2 km) and Kedli (2.5 km).

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

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