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About Tenua Village

Tenua is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 290 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.5 hectares hectares.

Tenua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 34.5 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 290
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tenua compares

By the 2011 count Tenua is the 273rd largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 34.5 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Tenua

Tenua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tenua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tenua from other places

Tenua lies about 44 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, 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 Tenua
Nearest town Lar 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Bankata 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 18 km
District headquarters Deoria 44 km

Villages closest to Tenua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenua village had a population of 560. That makes it the 273rd largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Tenua village has 290 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenua has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Tenua covers 34.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tenua falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tenua is Bankata, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tenua.

Tenua is about 44 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenua is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Lar is about 7.8 km away. Bankata is about 11 km away. Salempur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manakpur (2.6 km), Chakara Tiwari (2.8 km) and Padri Tiwari (2.8 km).

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

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