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About Tentalapasi Village

Tentalapasi is a small village in Turumunga tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 65 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentalapasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentalapasi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Turumunga
Pincode 758046
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 65
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,262
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 Tentalapasi compares

By the 2011 count Tentalapasi is the 100th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Tentalapasi

Tentalapasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tentalapasi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tentalapasi from other places

Tentalapasi 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 Tentalapasi
Nearest railway station Basantapur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Turumunga 20 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 20 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 20 km

Villages closest to Tentalapasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentalapasi village had a population of 147. That makes it the 100th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Tentalapasi village has 65 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentalapasi has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Tentalapasi is 758046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentalapasi covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tentalapasi falls under Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Tentalapasi 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 <5 km distance for Tentalapasi.

Tentalapasi 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.

Tentalapasi is in Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 11 km away. Turumunga 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 Tentala (under 2 km), Dhanurjaypur (3.3 km) and Bininda (7.8 km).

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

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