# Tenua Village, Chapra, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chapra, Saran 

# Tenua

Tenua is a village in Chapra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,460 people in 611 households**, the 16th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 4,460people (2011)
- 611households
- 62.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Tenua PIN code and other codes

Tenua falls in Chapra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTenua
- Community development blockChapra
- Census village code233649

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tenua from nearby towns?

- Chapra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)10 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tenua?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Tenua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chapra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tenua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tenua

Of every 100 households in Tenua in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tenua · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****46%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tenua?

■ Tenua · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002**

**912

Working population ****25.5%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 49.1% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (18%) · **■** Household industry 66 (6%) · **■** Other work 196 (17%) · **■** Marginal 603 (53%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chapra

- Gheghta4,514 people
- Kans Diar4,511 people
- Qazipur4,484 people
- Singahi4,474 people
- Sherpur4,323 people
- Purbari Telpa3,522 people
- Barhara Mahazi3,455 people
- Musepur3,431 people

[All 109 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tenua from Chhapra?10 km by road
- What is the population of Tenua?4,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tenua in?Saran district (Chapra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tenua?62.3% (Census 2011)