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About Telni Village

Telni is a large village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,792, made up of 1,445 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Pincode 848207
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 2,792
Male Population 1,445
Female Population 1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telni compares

By the 2011 count Telni is the 19th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Telni

Telni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Telni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Telni from other places

Telni lies about 55 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 2.1 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 Telni
Nearest railway station Bithan 2.1 km
Nearest town Bakhri 12 km
District headquarters Samastipur 55 km

Villages closest to Telni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Telni village had a population of 2,792. That makes it the 19th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Telni village has 1,445 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telni has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Telni is 848207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telni covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Telni falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Telni is Bithan, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Telni is about 55 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telni is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 2.1 km away. Bakhri is about 12 km away. Samastipur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pusaho (under 2 km), Bela Chauri (under 2 km) and Chanauli (1.8 km).

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

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