Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Tentuliya Tentuliya is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 905 people in 175 households, the 120th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 905 people (2011) - 175 households - 58.6% literacy - 976 females per 1,000 males ## Tentuliya PIN code and other codes Tentuliya falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayat Susanliya - Community development block Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code 362119 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tentuliya from nearby towns? - Nirsa (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ) 40 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tentuliya? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Tentuliya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Begunbari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Begubari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nirsa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tentuliya known for? The main crops are rice. About 4% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tentuliya Of every 100 households in Tentuliya in 2011, 58 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tentuliya · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average - Electricity for lighting 58% 79% - Toilet within the home 1% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 86% - Tap water 1% 12% - Drinking water within premises 1% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 37% - Use banking services 20% 53% - Television 3% 47% - Mobile phone 10% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 19% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 9% 13% - Own their home 100% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tentuliya? ■ Tentuliya · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.6% 65.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 818 945 - Working population 46.9% 36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 41.9% for women. 53% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 96 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 71 (17%) · ■ Marginal 252 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Bandarchua 944 people - Dharampur 942 people - Kusumkanali 932 people - Polkara 914 people - Gangpur 898 people - Sambandhpur 888 people - Saugamahul 876 people - Jitpur 873 people All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda ## Quick answers - How far is Tentuliya from Dhanbad? 40 km by road - What is the population of Tentuliya? 905 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tentuliya in? Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Tentuliya? 58.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/tentuliya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.