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About Tena Village

Tena is one of the larger villages in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,570, made up of 2,889 males and 2,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2745 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tena village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342028
Area (hectares) 2745 hectares
Population 5,570
Male Population 2,889
Female Population 2,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tena compares

By the 2011 count Tena is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 2745 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Tena

Tena is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tena 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 Tena from other places

Tena lies about 68 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Tivari, about 58 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 Tena
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Tivari 58 km
Nearest town Balotra 62 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 68 km

Villages closest to Tena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tena village had a population of 5,570. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Tena village has 2,889 males and 2,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tena has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Tena is 342028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tena covers 2745 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tena falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Tena is Tivari, about 58 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 Tena.

Tena is about 68 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tena is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 7.4 km away. Tivari is about 58 km away. Balotra is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajeet Nagar (2.7 km), Amar Nagar (2.7 km) and Anad Nagar (2.7 km).

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

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