About Tenwa Village

Tenwa is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 317 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.46 hectares hectares.

Tenwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Rudhauli
Area (hectares)	67.46 hectares
Population	599
Male Population	317
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tenwa compares

By the 2011 count Tenwa is the 126th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 67.46 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Tenwa

Tenwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tenwa as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tenwa from other places

Tenwa lies about 36 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Gaur, about 23 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 Tenwa
Tehsil headquarters	Rudhauli	19 km
Nearest railway station	Gaur	23 km
Nearest town	Bānsi	31 km
District headquarters	Basti	36 km

Villages closest to Tenwa

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

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Common questions about Tenwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenwa village had a population of 599. That makes it the 126th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Tenwa village has 317 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenwa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Tenwa covers 67.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tenwa falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tenwa is Gaur, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tenwa.

Tenwa is about 36 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenwa is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 19 km away. Gaur is about 23 km away. Bānsi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.