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About Tekamata Village

Tekamata is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 134 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekamata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekamata village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 247.27 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 134
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekamata compares

By the 2011 count Tekamata is the 191st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 247.27 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Tekamata

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

Tekamata lies about 97 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Mul Marora, about 73 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 Tekamata
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 29 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 43 km
Nearest railway station Mul Marora 73 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 97 km

Villages closest to Tekamata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekamata village had a population of 293. That makes it the 191st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Tekamata village has 134 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekamata has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Tekamata is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekamata covers 247.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tekamata falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tekamata is Mul Marora, about 73 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 Tekamata.

Tekamata is about 97 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekamata is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 29 km away. Garhchiroli is about 43 km away. Mul Marora is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gattakal (8.3 km), Kandadi (8.4 km) and Ghotanbeda (9.1 km).

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

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