About Tentulia Village

Tentulia is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 892 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742138, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	742138
Area (hectares)	192.09 hectares
Population	1,703
Male Population	892
Female Population	811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tentulia compares

By the 2011 count Tentulia is the 45th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 192.09 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Tentulia

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

Tentulia lies about 39 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 12 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
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	11 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	26 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	39 km

Villages closest to Tentulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentulia village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 45th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Tentulia village has 892 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulia has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Tentulia is 742138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulia covers 192.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tentulia falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tentulia is Rampurhat Junction, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tentulia.

Tentulia is about 39 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tentulia is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 12 km away. Kandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.