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About Tentulia Bandh Village

Tentulia Bandh is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 222 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentulia Bandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentulia Bandh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 209.33 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 222
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tentulia Bandh compares

By the 2011 count Tentulia Bandh is the 54th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 209.33 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Tentulia Bandh

Tentulia Bandh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tentulia Bandh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bandh from other places

Tentulia Bandh lies about 29 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 9.7 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 Bandh
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 9.7 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 30 km

Villages closest to Tentulia Bandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentulia Bandh village had a population of 473. That makes it the 54th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Tentulia Bandh village has 222 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulia Bandh has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Tentulia Bandh is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulia Bandh covers 209.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tentulia Bandh falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tentulia Bandh is Gadadharpur, about 9.7 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 village for Tentulia Bandh.

Tentulia Bandh is about 29 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tentulia Bandh is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 9.7 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raotara (under 2 km), Aligar (4.6 km) and Azimnagar (4.6 km).

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

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