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About Telai Village

Telai is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 286 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 286
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telai compares

By the 2011 count Telai is the 106th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 189 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 1020.

Getting to Telai

Telai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Telai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Telai from other places

Telai lies about 29 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 11 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 Telai
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 11 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 17 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 29 km

Villages closest to Telai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Telai village had a population of 555. That makes it the 106th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Telai village has 286 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telai has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Telai is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telai covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Telai falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Telai is Chaibasa, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Telai.

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

Telai is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chaibasa is about 11 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Gobindpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodha (under 2 km), Chailma (under 2 km) and Soso (under 2 km).

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

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