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About Tenuwa Village

Tenuwa is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 623 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.78 hectares hectares.

Tenuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tenuwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 48.78 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 623
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tenuwa compares

By the 2011 count Tenuwa is the 107th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 48.78 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Tenuwa

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

How far is Tenuwa from other places

Tenuwa lies about 15 km from Gorakhpur. 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 Tenuwa
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 3.8 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 15 km

Villages closest to Tenuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tenuwa village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the 107th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Tenuwa village has 623 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tenuwa has about 965 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 975.

Tenuwa covers 48.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tenuwa falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Tenuwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Tenuwa.

Tenuwa is about 15 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tenuwa is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 3.8 km away. Gorakhpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koluhe (under 2 km), Kaili (under 2 km) and Kharaila (1.5 km).

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

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