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About Tetam Village

Tetam is a mid sized village in Katekalyan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 444 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1039.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tetam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tetam village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Katekalyan
Pincode 494552
Area (hectares) 1039.63 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 444
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tetam compares

By the 2011 count Tetam is the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 1039.63 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Tetam

Tetam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tetam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Tetam from other places

Tetam lies about 16 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 13 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 Tetam
Tehsil headquarters Katekalyan 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Kaklur 13 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 16 km
Nearest town Bacheli 32 km

Villages closest to Tetam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tetam village had a population of 864. That makes it the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Tetam village has 444 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tetam has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Tetam is 494552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tetam covers 1039.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tetam falls under Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tetam is Kaklur, about 13 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tetam.

Tetam is about 16 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tetam is in Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Katekalyan is about 7.6 km away. Kaklur is about 13 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodaripal (1.7 km), Surnar (3.6 km) and Telam (3.7 km).

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

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