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About Temb Village

Temb is a small village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 203 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.59 hectares hectares.

Temb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Temb village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vengurla
Area (hectares) 95.59 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 203
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Temb compares

By the 2011 count Temb is the 77th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 95.59 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Temb

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

Temb lies about 26 km from Vengurla, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 8.0 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 Temb
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Vengurla 26 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 32 km

Villages closest to Temb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Temb village had a population of 389. That makes it the 77th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Temb village has 203 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Temb has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Temb covers 95.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Temb falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Temb is Sindhudurg, about 8.0 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 Temb.

Temb is about 26 km from Vengurla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Temb is in Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 8.0 km away. Vengurla is about 26 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warchiwadi (2.2 km), Pendur (4.8 km) and Khatarwadi (6.2 km).

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

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