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About Thelka Village

Thelka is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 277 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thelka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thelka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 314.52 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 277
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thelka compares

By the 2011 count Thelka is the 128th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 314.52 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Thelka

Thelka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thelka as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thelka from other places

Thelka lies about 32 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 31 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 Thelka
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 7.5 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 31 km
District headquarters Durg 32 km

Villages closest to Thelka

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 Thelka

As per the Census of India 2011, Thelka village had a population of 604. That makes it the 128th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Thelka village has 277 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thelka has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Thelka is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thelka covers 314.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thelka falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Thelka is Rasmara, about 31 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 <5 km distance for Thelka.

Thelka is about 32 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thelka is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 7.5 km away. Ahīwāra is about 22 km away. Rasmara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pagbandhi (under 2 km), Pendrawan (1.8 km) and Akoli (2.2 km).

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

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