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About Dakshin Tentultala Village

Dakshin Tentultala is a mid sized village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 820 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Tentultala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Tentultala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721423
Area (hectares) 132.74 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 820
Female Population 783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Tentultala compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Tentultala is the 31st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 132.74 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 Dakshin Tentultala

Dakshin Tentultala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Tentultala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Tentultala from other places

Dakshin Tentultala lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshin Tentultala
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar II 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Tentultala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar II 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 Dakshin Tentultala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Tentultala village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 31st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Dakshin Tentultala village has 820 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Tentultala has about 955 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 Dakshin Tentultala is 721423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Tentultala covers 132.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Tentultala falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Tentultala is Haldia, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Tentultala.

Dakshin Tentultala is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Tentultala is in Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Ramnagar II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Kalayanpur (under 2 km), Dakshin Maithuna (under 2 km) and Dakshin Purushottampur (under 2 km).

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

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