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About Tekari Village

Tekari is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,477, made up of 798 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Tekari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 1,477
Male Population 798
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekari compares

By the 2011 count Tekari is the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Tekari

Tekari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tekari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tekari from other places

Tekari lies about 9.8 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tekari
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 9.0 km
District headquarters Arwal 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 23 km

Villages closest to Tekari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karpi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tekari

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekari village had a population of 1,477. That makes it the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Tekari village has 798 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekari has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Tekari covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tekari falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tekari is Jehanabad Court, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tekari.

Tekari is about 9.8 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekari is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 9.0 km away. Arwal is about 9.8 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur Pariyari (under 2 km), Mahmadpura (1.7 km) and Nagawan (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tekari today is likely to be higher.

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