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About Tekapar Village

Tekapar is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 317 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 259.19 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 317
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekapar compares

By the 2011 count Tekapar is the 125th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 259.19 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Tekapar

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

Tekapar lies about 35 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 21 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 Tekapar
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 14 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 21 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 35 km

Villages closest to Tekapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekapar village had a population of 617. That makes it the 125th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Tekapar village has 317 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekapar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Tekapar is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekapar covers 259.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tekapar falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tekapar is Jatkanhar, about 21 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 Tekapar.

Tekapar is about 35 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekapar is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 14 km away. Khairāgarh is about 14 km away. Jatkanhar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tingamali (2.2 km), Dumardih (2.3 km) and Renga Kathera (2.3 km).

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

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