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About Tetalia Village

Tetalia is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 266 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.7 hectares hectares.

Tetalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tetalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 86.7 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 266
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tetalia compares

By the 2011 count Tetalia is the 148th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 86.7 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Tetalia

Tetalia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tetalia 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tetalia from other places

Tetalia lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 3.3 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 Tetalia
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 5.7 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Tetalia

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 Tetalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Tetalia village had a population of 491. That makes it the 148th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Tetalia village has 266 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tetalia has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Tetalia covers 86.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tetalia falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tetalia is Kamalpur Halt, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Tetalia.

Tetalia is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tetalia is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Kamalpur Halt is about 3.3 km away. Azamnagar is about 5.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajla (under 2 km), Dhapara (under 2 km) and Nimaul (1.7 km).

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

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