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About Tekadi Village

Tekadi is a small village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 199 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441910, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441910
Area (hectares) 237.31 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 199
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tekadi compares

By the 2011 count Tekadi is the 85th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 237.31 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 985.

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 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 51 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, 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 Tekadi
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 14 km
Nearest town Pawni 14 km
District headquarters Bhandara 51 km

Villages closest to Tekadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauni 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 382. That makes it the 85th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Tekadi village has 199 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekadi has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Tekadi is 441910. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekadi covers 237.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tekadi falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tekadi is Bhiwapur, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tekadi.

Tekadi is about 51 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekadi is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhiwapur is about 5.1 km away. Pauni is about 14 km away. Pawni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakundi (under 2 km), Chikhali (under 2 km) and Kakepar (1.6 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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