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About Tetla Village

Tetla is a large village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,459, made up of 1,271 males and 1,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tetla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tetla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 845 hectares
Population 2,459
Male Population 1,271
Female Population 1,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tetla compares

By the 2011 count Tetla is the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 845 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Tetla

Tetla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tetla as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tetla from other places

Tetla lies about 49 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 7.8 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 Tetla
Nearest railway station Torang 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 12 km
Nearest town Būndu 23 km
District headquarters Ranchi 49 km

Villages closest to Tetla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tetla village had a population of 2,459. That makes it the 8th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Tetla village has 1,271 males and 1,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tetla has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Tetla is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tetla covers 845 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tetla falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tetla is Torang, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Tetla.

Tetla is about 49 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tetla is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Torang is about 7.8 km away. Sonahatu is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baluadih (2.0 km), Kotab (2.7 km) and Konda (2.8 km).

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

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