Tensa is a Town Wonder Natural Hill Station in Sundargarh District in the Indian state of Odisha.Tensa has been declared the best mine by the Director General of Mines Safety, Govt. of India.The origins of Tensa are unknown but it is believed that Tensa used to be a tribal settlement prior to industrialization. Soon after the coming of Steel Authority of India Limited(SAIL) Iron Mines in 1960. Khandadhar water fall (where Odisha Government lease POSCO to mine Iron Ore) is a picnic spot nearer to Tensa.