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About Tentulipada Village

Tentulipada is a mid sized village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 459 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, 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 Sadar
Pincode 766001
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 459
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tentulipada compares

By the 2011 count Tentulipada is the 44th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Tentulipada

Tentulipada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tentulipada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sadar 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 Sadar 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 930. That makes it the 44th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Tentulipada village has 459 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulipada has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Tentulipada is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulipada covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tentulipada falls under Sadar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. Dashapalla is about 2.1 km away. Sadar 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 Dumal (2.7 km), Kusumdara (15 km) and Amatha (15 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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