About Thekewa Village

Thekewa is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 247 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekewa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Dongargarh
Pincode	491445
Area (hectares)	215.42 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	247
Female Population	250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thekewa compares

By the 2011 count Thekewa is the 126th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 215.42 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1017.

Getting to Thekewa

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

How far is Thekewa from other places

Thekewa lies about 15 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 3.5 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 Thekewa
Nearest railway station	Musra	3.5 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	15 km
Nearest town	Rāj-Nāndgaon	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dongargarh	16 km

Villages closest to Thekewa

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

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Common questions about Thekewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekewa village had a population of 497. That makes it the 126th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Thekewa village has 247 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekewa has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Thekewa is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekewa covers 215.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thekewa falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Thekewa is Musra, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thekewa.

Thekewa is about 15 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekewa is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 3.5 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 15 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.