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About Temara Village

Temara is a large village in Kokasara tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,066, made up of 1,497 males and 1,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Temara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Temara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kokasara
Pincode 766019
Area (hectares) 965 hectares
Population 3,066
Male Population 1,497
Female Population 1,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Temara compares

By the 2011 count Temara is the 11th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 965 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Temara

Temara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Temara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Temara from other places

Temara lies about 31 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, about 27 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 Temara
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokasara 31 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 31 km
Nearest town Angul 49 km

Villages closest to Temara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Temara village had a population of 3,066. That makes it the 11th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Temara village has 1,497 males and 1,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Temara has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Temara is 766019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Temara covers 965 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Temara falls under Kokasara tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Temara is Bolagarh Road, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Temara.

Temara is about 31 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Temara is in Kokasara tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bolagarh Road is about 27 km away. Kokasara is about 31 km away. Kalahandi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahagan (29 km), Khuntia (41 km) and Olma (45 km).

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

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