About Tentulchita Village

Tentulchita is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 254 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentulchita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentulchita village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Khatra
Pincode	722140
Area (hectares)	127.88 hectares
Population	539
Male Population	254
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,122
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 Tentulchita compares

By the 2011 count Tentulchita is the 73rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 127.88 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Tentulchita

Tentulchita is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tentulchita 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 Tentulchita from other places

Tentulchita 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 Tentulchita
Tehsil headquarters	Khatra	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bankura Jn.	20 km
District headquarters	Bankura	20 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	20 km

Villages closest to Tentulchita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentulchita village had a population of 539. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Tentulchita village has 254 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulchita has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Tentulchita is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulchita covers 127.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tentulchita falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tentulchita 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tentulchita.

Tentulchita 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.

Tentulchita is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. Khatra is about 16 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.