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About Teghra Village

Teghra is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,127, made up of 2,152 males and 1,975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares.

Teghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teghra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 4,127
Male Population 2,152
Female Population 1,975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Teghra compares

By the 2011 count Teghra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Teghra

Teghra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Teghra as Available within 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 <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 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about 2.2 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
Nearest railway station Mukuria Junction 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 9.5 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 31 km

Villages closest to Teghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 4,127. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Teghra village has 2,152 males and 1,975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teghra has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Teghra covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Teghra falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Teghra is Mukuria Junction, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Teghra.

Teghra is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teghra is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Mukuria Junction is about 2.2 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.5 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baldiagachhi (under 2 km), Pothia (under 2 km) and Mohanganj (1.8 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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