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About Tengunia Village

Tengunia is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,669, made up of 854 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tengunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tengunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 135.49 hectares
Population 1,669
Male Population 854
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tengunia compares

By the 2011 count Tengunia is the 22nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 135.49 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Tengunia

Tengunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tengunia as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Tagaria Gopalpur, Tagria, Tajpur and Takia Haripurkhal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tengunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Tengunia village had a population of 1,669. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Tengunia village has 854 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tengunia has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Tengunia is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tengunia covers 135.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tengunia falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tengunia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tengunia.

Tengunia is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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