About Tenkamijar Village

Tenkamijar is one of the larger villages in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,050, made up of 2,490 males and 2,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1249.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tenkamijar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenkamijar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Mangalore
Pincode	574227
Area (hectares)	1249.75 hectares
Population	5,050
Male Population	2,490
Female Population	2,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenkamijar compares

By the 2011 count Tenkamijar is the 6th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 1249.75 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Tenkamijar

Tenkamijar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tenkamijar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tenkamijar from other places

Tenkamijar lies about 38 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Jokatte, about 13 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 Tenkamijar
Nearest town	Mūdbidri	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Jokatte	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangalore	16 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	38 km

Villages closest to Tenkamijar

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

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Common questions about Tenkamijar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenkamijar village had a population of 5,050. That makes it the 6th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Tenkamijar village has 2,490 males and 2,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenkamijar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Tenkamijar is 574227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tenkamijar covers 1249.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tenkamijar falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tenkamijar is Jokatte, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tenkamijar.

Tenkamijar is about 38 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenkamijar is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mūdbidri is about 6.7 km away. Jokatte is about 13 km away. Mangalore is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.