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About Tentalaposi Village

Tentalaposi is a mid sized village in Pandapara tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 386 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758079, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentalaposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentalaposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Pandapara
Pincode 758079
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 386
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tentalaposi compares

By the 2011 count Tentalaposi is the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1005.

Getting to Tentalaposi

Tentalaposi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tentalaposi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tentalaposi from other places

Tentalaposi lies about 20 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 11 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 Tentalaposi
Nearest railway station Basantapur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandapara 20 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 20 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 20 km

Villages closest to Tentalaposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentalaposi village had a population of 778. That makes it the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Tentalaposi village has 386 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentalaposi has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Tentalaposi is 758079. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentalaposi covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tentalaposi falls under Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Tentalaposi is Basantapur, about 11 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 village for Tentalaposi.

Tentalaposi is about 20 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tentalaposi is in Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 11 km away. Pandapara is about 20 km away. Kendujhar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alanapada (under 2 km), Masinabilla (1.6 km) and Madhapur (1.9 km).

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

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