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About Thekha Village

Thekha is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 564 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.89 hectares hectares.

Thekha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 84.89 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 564
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Thekha compares

By the 2011 count Thekha is the 116th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 84.89 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Thekha

Thekha 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 Thekha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thekha from other places

Thekha lies about 19 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 20 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 Thekha
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 4.8 km
District headquarters Chandauli 19 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 20 km

Villages closest to Thekha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekha village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 116th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Thekha village has 564 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekha has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Thekha covers 84.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thekha falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thekha is Chandauli Majhwar, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Thekha.

Thekha is about 19 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekha is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 4.8 km away. Chandauli is about 19 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keradih (under 2 km), Sihoria (under 2 km) and Sobantha (under 2 km).

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

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