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About Tentol Village

Tentol is a small village in Jenapur tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 251 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentol village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Jenapur
Pincode 755023
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 251
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
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 Tentol compares

By the 2011 count Tentol is the 38th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Tentol

Tentol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tentol 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. The nearest villages by name are Satman, Sorei, Sukutijhar and Talajanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tentol

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentol village had a population of 456. That makes it the 38th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Tentol village has 251 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentol has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Tentol is 755023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentol covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tentol falls under Jenapur tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The census record for Tentol notes the nearest railway station 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 Tentol.

Tentol is in Jenapur tehsil of Jajapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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