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About Tereta Village

Tereta is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 779 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.89 hectares hectares.

Tereta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tereta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 236.89 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 779
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tereta compares

By the 2011 count Tereta is the 23rd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 236.89 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Tereta

Tereta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tereta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tereta from other places

Tereta lies about 16 km from Rudhauli, and the nearest railway station is Basti, about 9.3 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 Tereta
Nearest railway station Basti 9.3 km
Nearest town Bastī 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 16 km

Villages closest to Tereta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tereta village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Tereta village has 779 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tereta has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Tereta covers 236.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tereta falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tereta is Basti, about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tereta.

Tereta is about 16 km from Rudhauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tereta is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Basti is about 9.3 km away. Bastī is about 15 km away. Rudhauli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katesar (under 2 km), Mahsin (2.1 km) and Daud Patti (2.2 km).

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

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