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About Tekapathar Village

Tekapathar is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 81 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekapathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekapathar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 66.87 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 81
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekapathar compares

By the 2011 count Tekapathar is the 194th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 66.87 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Tekapathar

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

Tekapathar lies about 14 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 10 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 Tekapathar
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 10 km
District headquarters Raigarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 32 km

Villages closest to Tekapathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekapathar village had a population of 153. That makes it the 194th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Tekapathar village has 81 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekapathar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Tekapathar is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekapathar covers 66.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tekapathar falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tekapathar is Kirodimal Nagar, about 10 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 Tekapathar.

Tekapathar is about 14 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekapathar is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 10 km away. Raigarh is about 14 km away. Baramkela is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bokaramuda (2.1 km), Bharatpur (3.4 km) and Basantpur (5.5 km).

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

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