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About Veela Teja Village

Veela Teja is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,435, made up of 2,329 males and 2,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 997 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veela Teja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veela Teja village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 997 hectares
Population 4,435
Male Population 2,329
Female Population 2,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Veela Teja compares

By the 2011 count Veela Teja is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 997 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 910.

Getting to Veela Teja

Veela Teja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Veela Teja 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 Veela Teja from other places

Veela Teja lies about 41 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 7.2 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 Veela Teja
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 22 km
Nearest town Batāla 22 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 41 km

Villages closest to Veela Teja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 Veela Teja

As per the Census of India 2011, Veela Teja village had a population of 4,435. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Veela Teja village has 2,329 males and 2,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veela Teja has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Veela Teja is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veela Teja covers 997 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veela Teja falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Veela Teja is Hardorawal, about 7.2 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 Veela Teja.

Veela Teja is about 41 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veela Teja is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 7.2 km away. Batala is about 22 km away. Batāla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teja Kalan (under 2 km), Teja Khurd (1.9 km) and Jhanjian Kalan (2.1 km).

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

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