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About Tekadi Village

Tekadi is a mid sized village in Katangi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 458 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.96 hectares hectares.

Tekadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekadi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Katangi
Area (hectares) 376.96 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 458
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tekadi compares

By the 2011 count Tekadi is the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 376.96 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Tekadi

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

How far is Tekadi from other places

Tekadi lies about 18 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Saongi, about 3.0 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 Tekadi
Nearest railway station Saongi 3.0 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 7.1 km
District headquarters Balaghat 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Katangi 22 km

Villages closest to Tekadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekadi village had a population of 938. That makes it the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Tekadi village has 458 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekadi has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

Tekadi covers 376.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tekadi falls under Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tekadi is Saongi, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance for Tekadi.

Tekadi is about 18 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekadi is in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. Saongi is about 3.0 km away. Wārāseonī is about 7.1 km away. Balaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawngi (2.8 km), Borikheda Mal (11 km) and Borikheda Ryt (11 km).

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

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