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About Tentwara Village

Tentwara is a mid sized village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 535 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.83 hectares hectares.

Tentwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 181.83 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 535
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tentwara compares

By the 2011 count Tentwara is the 69th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 181.83 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Tentwara

Tentwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tentwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tentwara from other places

Tentwara lies about 38 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, 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 Tentwara
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Banda 13 km
District headquarters Sagar 38 km

Villages closest to Tentwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentwara village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 69th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Tentwara village has 535 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentwara has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Tentwara covers 181.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tentwara falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tentwara is Ganeshganj, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tentwara.

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

Tentwara is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Ganeshganj is about 10 km away. Banda is about 13 km away. Sagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mokalmau (1.8 km), Charodha (2.6 km) and Hanota Patkui (2.7 km).

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

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