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About Telkathu Village

Telkathu is one of the larger villages in Hasanpura tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,776, made up of 4,455 males and 4,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares.

Telkathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telkathu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hasanpura
Area (hectares) 556 hectares
Population 8,776
Male Population 4,455
Female Population 4,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telkathu compares

By the 2011 count Telkathu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Telkathu

Telkathu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Telkathu as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shekhpura, Shekhpurwa, Suraiya and Tanrila. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Telkathu

As per the Census of India 2011, Telkathu village had a population of 8,776. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents.

Telkathu village has 4,455 males and 4,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telkathu has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Telkathu covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Telkathu falls under Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Telkathu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Telkathu.

Telkathu is in Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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