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About Tenkar Village

Tenkar is a mid sized village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 465 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.68 hectares hectares.

Tenkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenkar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 173.68 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 465
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenkar compares

By the 2011 count Tenkar is the 65th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 173.68 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Tenkar

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

Tenkar lies about 41 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, about 6.7 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 Tenkar
Tehsil headquarters Majhauli 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Joba 6.7 km
Nearest town Beohāri 28 km
District headquarters Sidhi 41 km

Villages closest to Tenkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenkar village had a population of 922. That makes it the 65th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Tenkar village has 465 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenkar has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Tenkar covers 173.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tenkar falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tenkar is Joba, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance for Tenkar.

Tenkar is about 41 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenkar is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Majhauli is about 2.0 km away. Joba is about 6.7 km away. Beohāri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (under 2 km), Nebuha (under 2 km) and Jamua (under 2 km).

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

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