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About Tetalia Village

Tetalia is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,898, made up of 993 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares.

Tetalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tetalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 1,898
Male Population 993
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tetalia compares

By the 2011 count Tetalia is the 41st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Tetalia

Tetalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tetalia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 46 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 7.8 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 Hatwar 7.8 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 46 km

Villages closest to Tetalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisa 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 1,898. That makes it the 41st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Tetalia village has 993 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tetalia has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Tetalia covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tetalia falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tetalia is Hatwar, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tetalia.

Tetalia is about 46 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tetalia is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 7.8 km away. Kishanganj is about 15 km away. Baisa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muradpur (under 2 km), Kanhaur (under 2 km) and Mahalbari (under 2 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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