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About Thekahi Village

Thekahi is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 347 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Thekahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 347
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thekahi compares

By the 2011 count Thekahi is the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Thekahi

Thekahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thekahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Thekahi from other places

Thekahi lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 2.6 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 Thekahi
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 2.9 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 17 km

Villages closest to Thekahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Thekahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekahi village had a population of 690. That makes it the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Thekahi village has 347 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekahi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Thekahi covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thekahi falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thekahi is Tankuppa, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thekahi.

Thekahi is about 17 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekahi is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 2.6 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 2.9 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhaniwan (1.7 km), Gijoi Khurd (2.1 km) and Guniyan (2.3 km).

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

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