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About Tekapar Kalan Village

Tekapar Kalan is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 571 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekapar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekapar Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 422.86 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 571
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekapar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Tekapar Kalan is the 44th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 422.86 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1027.

Getting to Tekapar Kalan

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

Tekapar Kalan lies about 42 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 37 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 6.5 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 37 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 42 km

Villages closest to Tekapar Kalan

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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekapar Kalan village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 44th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Tekapar Kalan village has 571 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekapar Kalan has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Tekapar Kalan is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekapar Kalan covers 422.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tekapar Kalan falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tekapar Kalan is Murhipar, about 37 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 - 10 km distance for Tekapar Kalan.

Tekapar Kalan is about 42 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekapar Kalan is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 6.5 km away. Khairāgarh is about 6.5 km away. Murhipar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katalwahi (under 2 km), Kanchri (under 2 km) and Amlidih Kalan (2.2 km).

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

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