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About Teghra Village

Teghra is a large village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,049, made up of 1,596 males and 1,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Teghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teghra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 3,049
Male Population 1,596
Female Population 1,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Teghra compares

By the 2011 count Teghra is the 15th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Teghra

The census records public bus service for Teghra as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Teghra from other places

Teghra lies about 4.4 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 33 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 Teghra
Tehsil headquarters Behea 4.4 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 4.4 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 24 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 33 km

Villages closest to Teghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Behea 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 Teghra

As per the Census of India 2011, Teghra village had a population of 3,049. That makes it the 15th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Teghra village has 1,596 males and 1,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teghra has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Teghra covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Teghra falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Teghra is Araria Court, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Teghra.

Teghra is about 4.4 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teghra is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Behea is about 4.4 km away. Bhojpur is about 4.4 km away. Bahādurganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikrampur (3.5 km), Moti Rampur (3.5 km) and Rampur (3.5 km).

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

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