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About Temar Village

Temar is a large village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,592, made up of 2,312 males and 2,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Temar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Temar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 652.06 hectares
Population 4,592
Male Population 2,312
Female Population 2,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Temar compares

By the 2011 count Temar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 652.06 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Temar

Temar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Temar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Temar from other places

Temar lies about 41 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 2.1 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 Temar
Nearest railway station Sakti 2.1 km
Nearest town Saktī 3.1 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 41 km

Villages closest to Temar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Temar village had a population of 4,592. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Temar village has 2,312 males and 2,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Temar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Temar is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Temar covers 652.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Temar falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Temar is Sakti, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Temar.

Temar is about 41 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Temar is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Sakti is about 2.1 km away. Saktī is about 3.1 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonthi (1.7 km), Boirdih (1.9 km) and Sapnaipali (2.3 km).

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

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