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About Tentulia Village

Tentulia is a mid sized village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 475 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Hirbandh
Pincode 722101
Area (hectares) 221.64 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 475
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tentulia compares

By the 2011 count Tentulia is the 31st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 221.64 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Tentulia

Tentulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tentulia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tentulia from other places

Tentulia lies about 20 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 20 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 Tentulia
Tehsil headquarters Hirbandh 14 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 20 km
District headquarters Bankura 20 km
Nearest town Bānkura 20 km

Villages closest to Tentulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentulia village had a population of 935. That makes it the 31st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Tentulia village has 475 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulia has about 968 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Tentulia is 722101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulia covers 221.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tentulia falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tentulia is Bankura Jn., about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tentulia.

Tentulia is about 20 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tentulia is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district. Hirbandh is about 14 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 20 km away. Bankura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golakpur (3.5 km), Bhedua (4.4 km) and Baharamuri (6.3 km).

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

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