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About Telengadih Village

Telengadih is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 145 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,455 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telengadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telengadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 332 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 145
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,455
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Telengadih compares

By the 2011 count Telengadih is the 74th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 332 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1005.

Getting to Telengadih

Telengadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Telengadih as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Telengadih from other places

Telengadih lies about 29 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 30 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 Telengadih
Nearest town Būndu 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 29 km
District headquarters Khunti 29 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 30 km

Villages closest to Telengadih

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 Telengadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Telengadih village had a population of 356. That makes it the 74th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Telengadih village has 145 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telengadih has about 1455 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Telengadih is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telengadih covers 332 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Telengadih falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Telengadih is Gautamdhara, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Telengadih.

Telengadih is about 29 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telengadih is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 9.0 km away. Erki is about 29 km away. Khunti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berahatu (under 2 km), Pandudih (2.6 km) and Sargia (2.9 km).

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

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