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About Tendar Village

Tendar is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,006, made up of 1,125 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tendar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tendar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 425.6 hectares
Population 2,006
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
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 Tendar compares

By the 2011 count Tendar is the 34th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 425.6 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Tendar

Tendar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tendar 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 Tendar from other places

Tendar lies about 11 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 10 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
Nearest town Rātu 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Piska 10 km
District headquarters Ranchi 11 km

Villages closest to Tendar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanke 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 2,006. That makes it the 34th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Tendar village has 1,125 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tendar has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Tendar is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tendar covers 425.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tendar falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tendar is Piska, about 10 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 Tendar.

Tendar is about 11 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tendar is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Rātu is about 2.8 km away. Kanke is about 8.3 km away. Piska is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilta (under 2 km), Pirra (1.9 km) and Dandaiphutkal Toli (2.7 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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