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About Tekadi Village

Tekadi is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 462 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1721.91 hectares hectares.

Tekadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekadi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 1721.91 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 462
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekadi compares

By the 2011 count Tekadi is the 73rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 1721.91 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tekadi

Tekadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tekadi as Available within <5 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 Tekadi from other places

Tekadi lies about 16 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Magardharra Ph, about 2.1 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 Tekadi
Nearest railway station Magardharra Ph 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 16 km
District headquarters Balaghat 16 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 16 km

Villages closest to Tekadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalbarra 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 905. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Tekadi village has 462 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekadi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Tekadi covers 1721.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tekadi is Magardharra Ph, about 2.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tekadi.

Tekadi is about 16 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 Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Magardharra Ph is about 2.1 km away. Lalbarra is about 16 km away. Balaghat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newargaon (3.1 km), Khamghat (5.0 km) and Mahurjhari (5.5 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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