About Tentulia Village

Tentulia is a mid sized village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,823, made up of 946 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743294, 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	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Barasat I
Pincode	743294
Area (hectares)	117.59 hectares
Population	1,823
Male Population	946
Female Population	877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tentulia compares

By the 2011 count Tentulia is the 42nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 117.59 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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 5 - 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 17 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Chandpara, about 11 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 railway station	Chandpara	11 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barasat I	17 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	17 km

Villages closest to Tentulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 1,823. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Tentulia village has 946 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulia has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Tentulia is 743294. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulia covers 117.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tentulia falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tentulia is Chandpara, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 17 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tentulia is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Chandpara is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Barasat I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.