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Tenu Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bokaro, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Tenu is a Census Town city situated in Peterwar block of Bokaro district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 821 families residing in the Tenu city. The total population of Tenu is 4,533 out of which 2,523 are males and 2,010 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tenu is 797.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tenu city is 448 which is 10% of the total population. There are 234 male children and 214 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tenu is 915 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (797).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tenu is 88.6%. Thus Tenu has higher literacy rate compared to 72% of Bokaro district. The male literacy rate is 92.62% and the female literacy rate is 83.46% in Tenu.

Tenu Census Town has total administration over 821 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Tenu Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tenu Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 448 234 214
Literacy 88.6% 84% 74.6%
Scheduled Caste 522 296 226
Scheduled Tribe 321 198 123
Illiterate 914 403 511

Caste-wise Population - Tenu

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.1% of total population in Tenu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 522 296 226
Schedule Tribe 321 198 123

Religion-wise Population - Tenu

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tenu is 4,237 which is 93.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tenu is 189 which is 4.17% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tenu as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,237 (93.47%) 2,340 1,897
Muslim 189 (4.17%) 126 63
Christian 82 (1.81%) 43 39
Sikh 8 (0.18%) 3 5
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 16 (0.35%) 10 6
No Religion Specified 1 (0.02%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Tenu

The total literacy rate of Tenu was 88.59% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 3,619 literates, males were 2,120 while females were 1,499. Also the male literacy rate was 92.62% and the female literacy rate was 83.46% in Tenu.

  Tenu Jharkhand
Female 83.46% 55.42%
Male 92.62% 76.84%
Total 88.59% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Tenu

The Sex Ratio of Tenu is 797. Thus per every 1000 men there were 797 females in Tenu. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 915 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 797 ) of Tenu.

Child Population - Tenu

According to Census 2011, there were 448 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tenu. Out of which 234 were male while 214 were female.

Working Population - Tenu

In Tenu Census Town out of total population, 1,203 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,203 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,069 972 97
Cultivators 17 17 0
Agriculture Labourer 8 7 1
Household Industries 10 8 2
Other Workers 1,034 940 94
Marginal Workers 134 104 30
Non Working 3,330 1,447 1,883

Tenu Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tenu is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,533 79.8% 797

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