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About Tema Village

Tema is a small village in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 100 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Tema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tema village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Gwalpara
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 100
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tema compares

By the 2011 count Tema is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 931.

Getting to Tema

Tema is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tema as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tema from other places

Tema lies about 19 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about 10 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 Tema
Nearest town Bihārīganj 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Bihariganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gwalpara 19 km
District headquarters Madhepura 19 km

Villages closest to Tema

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tema village had a population of 181. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Tema village has 100 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tema has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Tema covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tema falls under Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tema is Bihariganj, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tema.

Tema is about 19 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tema is in Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Bihārīganj is about 9.8 km away. Bihariganj is about 10 km away. Gwalpara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Temabhela (under 2 km), Mahrajganj (under 2 km) and Siswapatti (under 2 km).

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

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