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About Tentulipada Village

Tentulipada is a mid sized village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 409 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentulipada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentulipada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 640 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 409
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tentulipada compares

By the 2011 count Tentulipada is the 64th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 640 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Tentulipada

Tentulipada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tentulipada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Tentulipada from other places

Tentulipada lies about 31 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Dashapalla, about 2.1 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 Tentulipada
Nearest railway station Dashapalla 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Junagarh 31 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 31 km
Nearest town Bhanjanagar 54 km

Villages closest to Tentulipada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentulipada village had a population of 841. That makes it the 64th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Tentulipada village has 409 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulipada has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Tentulipada is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulipada covers 640 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tentulipada falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Tentulipada is Dashapalla, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tentulipada.

Tentulipada is about 31 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tentulipada is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. Dashapalla is about 2.1 km away. Junagarh is about 31 km away. Kalahandi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jilingdara (8.8 km), Kusumbara (15 km) and Krushnachandrapur (18 km).

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

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