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About Tekari Tukum Village

Tekari Tukum is a small village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 249 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.62 hectares hectares.

Tekari Tukum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekari Tukum village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 346.62 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 249
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekari Tukum compares

By the 2011 count Tekari Tukum is the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 346.62 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 979.

Getting to Tekari Tukum

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

Tekari Tukum lies about 67 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Alewahi, about 12 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 Tekari Tukum
Nearest railway station Alewahi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindewahi 16 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 25 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 67 km

Villages closest to Tekari Tukum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindewahi 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 Tekari Tukum

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekari Tukum village had a population of 473. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Tekari Tukum village has 249 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekari Tukum has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Tekari Tukum covers 346.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tekari Tukum falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tekari Tukum is Alewahi, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Tekari Tukum.

Tekari Tukum is about 67 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekari Tukum is in Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Alewahi is about 12 km away. Sindewahi is about 16 km away. Garhchiroli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samda Kh (under 2 km), Powanpar (2.3 km) and Pimpaldand Chak (2.7 km).

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

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