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About Terkheda Village

Terkheda is one of the larger villages in Washi tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,626, made up of 3,468 males and 3,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2515.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413525, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Washi
Pincode 413525
Area (hectares) 2515.91 hectares
Population 6,626
Male Population 3,468
Female Population 3,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Terkheda compares

By the 2011 count Terkheda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents. Its 2515.91 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Terkheda

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

Terkheda lies about 14 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 7.1 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 Terkheda
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Washi 14 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 14 km
Nearest town Dharashiv 14 km

Villages closest to Terkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Terkheda village had a population of 6,626. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents.

Terkheda village has 3,468 males and 3,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terkheda has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Terkheda is 413525. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terkheda covers 2515.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Terkheda falls under Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Terkheda is Kalamb Road, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Terkheda.

Terkheda is about 14 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Terkheda is in Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district. Kalamb Road is about 7.1 km away. Washi is about 14 km away. Osmanabad 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 Kawadewadi (9.5 km), Sonegaon (11 km) and Kelewadi (12 km).

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

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