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About Tekania Village

Tekania is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,026, made up of 493 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Tekania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekania village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,026
Male Population 493
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tekania compares

By the 2011 count Tekania is the 45th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Tekania

Tekania is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tekania 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tekania from other places

Tekania lies about 24 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 4.8 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 Tekania
Nearest railway station Mairwa 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 24 km
District headquarters Siwan 24 km

Villages closest to Tekania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekania village had a population of 1,026. That makes it the 45th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Tekania village has 493 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekania has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Tekania covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tekania falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tekania is Mairwa, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tekania.

Tekania is about 24 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekania is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 4.8 km away. Guthani is about 24 km away. Siwan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biswar (under 2 km), Pataua Khurd (under 2 km) and Darzi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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