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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Tengra is a village in Basia mandal, Gumla district, Jharkhand, with a population of 1,383 across 237 households. The village has a literacy rate of 50.7% and is located at coordinates 22.284°N, 85.820°E, with postal code 835207.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANGLESHWAR ORAON
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- LGD code
- 375951
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population
- 1,383
- Households
- 237
- Literacy rate
- 50.7%
- Sex ratio
- 996 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 533
- Distance to district centre
- 129 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 95 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 129 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 263 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kendposi · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gayatary Seva Sadan · 28 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Tengra compares
By population, Tengra ranks #13 of 88 villages in Basia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.7%
−6.3% vs mandal average
- Tengra
- 50.7%
- Basia mandal
- 57.0%
- Gumla district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
996
−6 vs mandal average
- Tengra
- 996
- Basia mandal
- 1,002
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Tengra
- 5.8
- Basia mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tengra at a glance
Tengra is a village of 1,383 people in 237 households (Census 2011) in Basia block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 13th-largest of 88 villages in Basia block. Literacy is 51%, 6 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. It lies 129 km from the Gumla district centre, 10 km from Kendposi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835207, served by Gumla Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 375951. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gayatary Seva Sadan, 28 km away. The sarpanch is MANGLESHWAR ORAON, and the village votes in Tamar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikas Kumar Munda. The population is estimated at 1,631 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tengra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUMLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- OKABA
- Total area (ha)
- 541
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Tengra
- LGD code
- 375951
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,383
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,631
- Households
- 237
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 996
- Literacy rate
- 50.7%
- Coordinates
- 22.28401°N, 85.81956°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamar
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikas Kumar Munda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANGLESHWAR ORAON
- Block / Mandal
- Basia
Getting there
How to reach Tengra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi129 kmcapital
- Kolkata263 km
- Hyderabad940 km
- Delhi1114 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKendposi10 km
- Bus stopHat Gamaria Bus Stand & main market.8 km
- Hospital / PHCGayatary Seva Sadan28 km
- ATM / bankGrameen Bank.4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
- Police stationHat Gamaria Police Station8 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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