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About Tentulmuri Village

Tentulmuri 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 1,491, made up of 757 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tentulmuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tentulmuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 79.82 hectares
Population 1,491
Male Population 757
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tentulmuri compares

By the 2011 count Tentulmuri is the 30th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 79.82 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Tentulmuri

Tentulmuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tentulmuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tagria, Tajpur, Takia Haripurkhal and Tedubi. 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 Tentulmuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Tentulmuri village had a population of 1,491. That makes it the 30th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Tentulmuri village has 757 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tentulmuri has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

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

Tentulmuri covers 79.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Tentulmuri 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 village for Tentulmuri.

Tentulmuri 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 Tentulmuri today is likely to be higher.

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