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About Tepla Village

Tepla is a large village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,029, made up of 1,598 males and 1,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tepla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tepla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147105
Area (hectares) 802 hectares
Population 3,029
Male Population 1,598
Female Population 1,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tepla compares

By the 2011 count Tepla is the 14th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 802 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Tepla

Tepla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tepla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tepla from other places

Tepla lies about 35 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about 5.5 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 Tepla
Nearest railway station Shambhu 5.5 km
Nearest town Lālru 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 14 km
District headquarters Patiala 35 km

Villages closest to Tepla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tepla village had a population of 3,029. That makes it the 14th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Tepla village has 1,598 males and 1,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tepla has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

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

Tepla covers 802 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tepla falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tepla is Shambhu, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tepla.

Tepla is about 35 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tepla is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about 5.5 km away. Lālru is about 7.8 km away. Rajpura 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 Rajgarh (3.0 km), Shambhoo Kalan (3.0 km) and Luhand (3.8 km).

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

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