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About Teghra Village

Teghra is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,717, made up of 909 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Teghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teghra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 136.32 hectares
Population 1,717
Male Population 909
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Teghra compares

By the 2011 count Teghra is the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 136.32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Teghra

Teghra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Teghra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 1.7 km
Nearest town Bangaon 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Saharsa Junction 14 km
District headquarters Saharsa 14 km

Villages closest to Teghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahishi 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 1,717. That makes it the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Teghra village has 909 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teghra has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Teghra is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teghra covers 136.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Teghra falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Teghra is Saharsa Junction, about 14 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 village for Teghra.

Teghra is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teghra is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 1.7 km away. Bangaon is about 5.2 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahisi (1.7 km), Khairaha (1.9 km) and Nagar (2.6 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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