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About Tentulia Village

Tentulia is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 448 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 118.77 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 448
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Tentulia compares

By the 2011 count Tentulia is the 67th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 118.77 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Tentulia

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

Tentulia lies about 4.1 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 4.1 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 Mohammad Bazar 4.1 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 4.1 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 5.1 km

Villages closest to Tentulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 901. That makes it the 67th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Tentulia village has 448 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulia has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Tentulia is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulia covers 118.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tentulia falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tentulia is Swadinpur, about 4.1 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 Tentulia.

Tentulia is about 4.1 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tentulia is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Mohammad Bazar is about 4.1 km away. Birbhum is about 4.1 km away. Swadinpur is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulia (under 2 km), Kabilpur (3.3 km) and Mallikpur (5.2 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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