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About Tekniyan Village

Tekniyan is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 84 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Tekniyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekniyan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 84
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekniyan compares

By the 2011 count Tekniyan is the 111th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Tekniyan

Tekniyan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tekniyan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tekniyan from other places

Tekniyan lies about 32 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, 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 Tekniyan
Nearest town Būndu 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 32 km
District headquarters Khunti 32 km

Villages closest to Tekniyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekniyan village had a population of 181. That makes it the 111th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Tekniyan village has 84 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekniyan has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Tekniyan covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tekniyan falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tekniyan is Gautamdhara, 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 10+ km distance for Tekniyan.

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

Tekniyan is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 6.6 km away. Gautamdhara is about 28 km away. Erki 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 Uparganjhari (under 2 km), Gurbera (under 2 km) and Upar Balalong (1.7 km).

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

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