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About Tentuligan Village

Tentuligan is a small village in Baisinga tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 212 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentuligan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentuligan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Baisinga
Pincode 757052
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 212
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tentuligan compares

By the 2011 count Tentuligan is the 111th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Tentuligan

Tentuligan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tentuligan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tentuligan from other places

Tentuligan lies about 41 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Nilgiri Road, about 24 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 Tentuligan
Nearest town Remuna 21 km
Nearest railway station Nilgiri Road 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisinga 26 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 41 km

Villages closest to Tentuligan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentuligan village had a population of 423. That makes it the 111th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Tentuligan village has 212 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentuligan has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Tentuligan is 757052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentuligan covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tentuligan falls under Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Tentuligan is Nilgiri Road, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tentuligan.

Tentuligan is about 41 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tentuligan is in Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Remuna is about 21 km away. Nilgiri Road is about 24 km away. Baisinga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manatri (16 km), Baikhunta (17 km) and Khunta (17 km).

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

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