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About Tegra Village

Tegra is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 400 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tegra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tegra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 292.62 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 400
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tegra compares

By the 2011 count Tegra is the 53rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 292.62 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1008.

Getting to Tegra

Tegra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tegra as Available within 5 - 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 Tegra from other places

Tegra lies about 20 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Labha, about 5.1 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 Tegra
Nearest railway station Labha 5.1 km
Nearest town Manihāri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 20 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 20 km

Villages closest to Tegra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tegra village had a population of 771. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Tegra village has 400 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tegra has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Tegra is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tegra covers 292.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tegra falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tegra is Labha, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tegra.

Tegra is about 20 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tegra is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Labha is about 5.1 km away. Manihāri is about 12 km away. Barhait is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirampur (5.7 km), Baghmara (9.9 km) and Balgura (12 km).

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

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