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About Tekapar Village

Tekapar is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,485, made up of 739 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491001
Area (hectares) 728.2 hectares
Population 1,485
Male Population 739
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekapar compares

By the 2011 count Tekapar is the 40th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 728.2 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Tekapar

Tekapar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tekapar as Available. 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 Tekapar from other places

Tekapar lies about 19 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 18 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 Tekapar
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 11 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 18 km
District headquarters Durg 19 km

Villages closest to Tekapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekapar village had a population of 1,485. That makes it the 40th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Tekapar village has 739 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekapar has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Tekapar is 491001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekapar covers 728.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tekapar falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tekapar is Rasmara, about 18 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 village for Tekapar.

Tekapar is about 19 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekapar is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 11 km away. Ahīwāra is about 16 km away. Rasmara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsada Khurd (under 2 km), Siltara (under 2 km) and Boribuzurg (1.5 km).

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

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