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About Tentulbaria Village

Tentulbaria is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,178, made up of 1,657 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentulbaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentulbaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 708.38 hectares
Population 3,178
Male Population 1,657
Female Population 1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tentulbaria compares

By the 2011 count Tentulbaria is the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 708.38 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Tentulbaria

Tentulbaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tentulbaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tentulbaria from other places

Tentulbaria 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 Tentulbaria
Nearest railway station Chandpara 11 km
Nearest town Bangaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 15 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Tentulbaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentulbaria village had a population of 3,178. That makes it the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Tentulbaria village has 1,657 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulbaria has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Tentulbaria is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tentulbaria covers 708.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tentulbaria falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tentulbaria is Chandpara, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Tentulbaria.

Tentulbaria 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.

Tentulbaria is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Chandpara is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Gaighata is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchpota (3.2 km), Ramnagar (3.7 km) and Jhaudanga (3.8 km).

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

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