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About Thengakot Village

Thengakot is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 177 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thengakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thengakot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 117.09 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 177
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thengakot compares

By the 2011 count Thengakot is the 187th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 117.09 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Thengakot

Thengakot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thengakot 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thengakot from other places

Thengakot lies about 64 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 56 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 Thengakot
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 17 km
Nearest town Saraipali 22 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 56 km
District headquarters Raigarh 64 km

Villages closest to Thengakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thengakot village had a population of 360. That makes it the 187th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Thengakot village has 177 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thengakot has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Thengakot is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thengakot covers 117.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thengakot falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Thengakot is Jharadih, about 56 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 10+ km distance for Thengakot.

Thengakot is about 64 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thengakot is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 17 km away. Saraipali is about 22 km away. Jharadih is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganjai Bhauna (2.8 km), Bhakurra (3.6 km) and Bhadisar (5.4 km).

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

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