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About Teka Village

Teka is a large village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,192, made up of 1,090 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Teka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 693.16 hectares
Population 2,192
Male Population 1,090
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Teka compares

By the 2011 count Teka is the 19th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 693.16 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Teka

Teka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Teka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Teka from other places

Teka 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 Teka
Nearest railway station Bhatgaon 11 km
District headquarters Raipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 30 km

Villages closest to Teka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Teka village had a population of 2,192. That makes it the 19th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Teka village has 1,090 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teka has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Teka is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teka covers 693.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Teka falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Teka 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 <5 km distance for Teka.

Teka 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.

Teka is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatgaon is about 11 km away. Raipur is about 14 km away. Rajim is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamgaon (20 km), Tarra (22 km) and Dhamni (25 km).

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

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