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About Teja Village

Teja is a mid sized village in Patiala tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 306 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Teja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teja village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patiala
Pincode 147105
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 306
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Teja compares

By the 2011 count Teja is the 240th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Teja

Teja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Teja as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Teja from other places

Teja lies about 13 km from Patiala. 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 Teja
Nearest town Sanaur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Patiala 13 km

Villages closest to Teja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Teja village had a population of 570. That makes it the 240th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Teja village has 306 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teja has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Teja is 147105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teja covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Teja falls under Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The census record for Teja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Teja.

Teja is about 13 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teja is in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district. Sanaur is about 8.8 km away. Patiala is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punian Khanan (under 2 km), Panjeta (under 2 km) and Bhatian (1.9 km).

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

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