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About Tejur Village

Tejur is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 215 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tejur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tejur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573219
Area (hectares) 284.41 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 215
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tejur compares

By the 2011 count Tejur is the 148th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 284.41 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Tejur

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

How far is Tejur from other places

Tejur lies about 31 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 18 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 Tejur
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 18 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 22 km
District headquarters Hassan 31 km

Villages closest to Tejur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tejur village had a population of 419. That makes it the 148th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Tejur village has 215 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tejur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Tejur is 573219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tejur covers 284.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tejur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tejur is Mavinakere, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tejur.

Tejur is about 31 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tejur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 3.5 km away. Mavinakere is about 18 km away. Holenarasipura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramenahalli (1.6 km), Malalikere (1.8 km) and Kattimallenahalli (1.9 km).

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

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