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About Tejmalta Village

Tejmalta is a large village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,025, made up of 1,228 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 649 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tejmalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tejmalta village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345027
Area (hectares) 5339 hectares
Population 2,025
Male Population 1,228
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 649
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tejmalta compares

By the 2011 count Tejmalta is the 9th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 5339 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Tejmalta

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

Tejmalta lies about 72 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Bhachhbar, about 61 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 Tejmalta
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Bhachhbar 61 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 72 km

Villages closest to Tejmalta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tejmalta village had a population of 2,025. That makes it the 9th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Tejmalta village has 1,228 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tejmalta has about 649 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Tejmalta is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tejmalta covers 5339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tejmalta falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Tejmalta is Bhachhbar, about 61 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tejmalta.

Tejmalta is about 72 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tejmalta is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 31 km away. Bhachhbar is about 61 km away. Jaisalmer is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Modha (2.8 km), Jogidas Ka Gaon (3.7 km) and Bogniyai (6.4 km).

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

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