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About Temtema Village

Temtema is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 275 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Temtema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Temtema village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 194.78 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 275
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Temtema compares

By the 2011 count Temtema is the 103rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 194.78 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Temtema

Temtema 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 Temtema as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Temtema from other places

Temtema lies about 22 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 3.4 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 Temtema
Nearest railway station Robertson 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 10 km
District headquarters Raigarh 22 km

Villages closest to Temtema

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Temtema village had a population of 537. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Temtema village has 275 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Temtema 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 1015.

The pincode recorded for Temtema is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Temtema covers 194.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Temtema falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Temtema is Robertson, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance for Temtema.

Temtema is about 22 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Temtema is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Robertson is about 3.4 km away. Kharsia is about 10 km away. Raigarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairpali (under 2 km), Amapali (1.7 km) and Kanmura (2.4 km).

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

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