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About Telta Village

Telta is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 442 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.05 hectares hectares.

Telta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 113.05 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 442
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Telta compares

By the 2011 count Telta is the 60th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 113.05 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Telta

Telta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Telta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Telta from other places

Telta lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about under 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 Telta
Nearest railway station Telta under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 32 km
District headquarters Katihar 40 km

Villages closest to Telta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Telta village had a population of 861. That makes it the 60th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Telta village has 442 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telta has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Telta covers 113.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Telta falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Telta is Telta, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Telta is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telta is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about under 2 km away. Balrampur is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohar (under 2 km), Sihpur (1.7 km) and Ghasipura (1.9 km).

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

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