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About Tekari Village

Tekari is a large village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,533, made up of 1,250 males and 1,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 801.67 hectares
Population 2,533
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekari compares

By the 2011 count Tekari is the 23rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 801.67 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Tekari

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

Tekari lies about 14 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatgaon, about 11 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 Tekari
Nearest railway station Bhatgaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 13 km
District headquarters Raipur 14 km

Villages closest to Tekari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekari village had a population of 2,533. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Tekari village has 1,250 males and 1,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekari has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Tekari is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekari covers 801.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tekari falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tekari is Bhatgaon, about 11 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 Tekari.

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

Tekari is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatgaon is about 11 km away. Abhanpur is about 13 km away. Raipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhera (under 2 km), Sonpairi 2 (under 2 km) and Bhurkoni (1.9 km).

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

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