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About Telengapara Village

Telengapara is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 118 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telengapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telengapara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 105.5 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 118
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telengapara compares

By the 2011 count Telengapara is the 165th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 105.5 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1013.

Getting to Telengapara

Telengapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Telengapara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Telengapara from other places

Telengapara lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 13 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 Telengapara
Nearest railway station Harinsing 13 km
Nearest town Siuri 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Telengapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Telengapara village had a population of 236. That makes it the 165th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Telengapara village has 118 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telengapara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Telengapara is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telengapara covers 105.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Telengapara falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Telengapara is Harinsing, about 13 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 km distance for Telengapara.

Telengapara is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telengapara is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Siuri is about 25 km away. Shikaripara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulpahari (under 2 km), Phulsahari (under 2 km) and Amrakunda (under 2 km).

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

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