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About Tekla Village

Tekla is a mid sized village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 306 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326023
Area (hectares) 370.24 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 306
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekla compares

By the 2011 count Tekla is the 133rd largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 370.24 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Tekla

Tekla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tekla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tekla from other places

Tekla lies about 34 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 26 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 Tekla
Nearest town Aklera 21 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 29 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 34 km

Villages closest to Tekla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekla village had a population of 607. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Tekla village has 306 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekla has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Tekla is 326023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekla covers 370.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tekla falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Tekla is Jhalarapatan, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tekla.

Tekla is about 34 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekla is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 21 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 26 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpura Khurd (under 2 km), Tekli (under 2 km) and Amarpura Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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