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About Tenda Village

Tenda is a small village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 163 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 472 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 163
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenda compares

By the 2011 count Tenda is the 76th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 472 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Tenda

Tenda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tenda as Available within <5 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 Tenda from other places

Tenda lies about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 6.0 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 Tenda
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 8.8 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Tenda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenda village had a population of 332. That makes it the 76th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Tenda village has 163 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenda has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Tenda is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenda covers 472 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tenda falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tenda is Lotapahar, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tenda.

Tenda is about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenda is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 6.0 km away. Sonua is about 8.8 km away. Chakradharpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarjamdih (under 2 km), Baijora (2.3 km) and Simbanda (2.5 km).

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

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