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About Temka Village

Temka is a small village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 51 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Temka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Temka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 51
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,275
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Temka compares

By the 2011 count Temka is the 96th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Temka

Temka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Temka as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Temka from other places

Temka lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 28 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 Temka
Tehsil headquarters Kanha Chatti 6.2 km
Nearest town Bagaha 20 km
District headquarters Chatra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 28 km

Villages closest to Temka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Temka

As per the Census of India 2011, Temka village had a population of 116. That makes it the 96th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Temka village has 51 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Temka has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Temka is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Temka covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Temka falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Temka is Kathautia, about 28 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Temka.

Temka is about 22 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Temka is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about 6.2 km away. Bagaha is about 20 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bengokalan (under 2 km), Ramkheta (1.5 km) and Bengo Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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