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About Tenui Village

Tenui is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 138 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.22 hectares hectares.

Tenui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenui village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 37.22 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 138
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tenui compares

By the 2011 count Tenui is the 972nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 37.22 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tenui

Tenui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tenui as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tenui from other places

Tenui lies about 33 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 26 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 Tenui
Nearest town Bānsi 17 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 29 km
District headquarters Basti 33 km

Villages closest to Tenui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenui village had a population of 266. That makes it the 972nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Tenui village has 138 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenui has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Tenui covers 37.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tenui falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tenui is Govindnagar, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Tenui.

Tenui is about 33 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenui is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 17 km away. Govindnagar is about 26 km away. Harraiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sendui (under 2 km), Nakti Dei Bujurg (under 2 km) and Nakti Dei Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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