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About Tekapar Village

Tekapar is a small village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 86 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, 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 Gunderdehi
Pincode 491225
Area (hectares) 172.72 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 86
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekapar compares

By the 2011 count Tekapar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 172.72 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 <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 Tekapar from other places

Tekapar lies about 28 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 2.6 km
Nearest town Balod 26 km
District headquarters Durg 28 km

Villages closest to Tekapar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gunderdehi 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 168. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Tekapar village has 86 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekapar has about 953 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Tekapar is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekapar covers 172.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tekapar falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tekapar is Gundardehi, about 1.7 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 Tekapar.

Tekapar is about 28 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 Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gundardehi is about 1.7 km away. Gunderdehi is about 2.6 km away. Balod is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ruda (under 2 km), Machoud (1.7 km) and Rengakathera (1.8 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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