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About Tekanpur Village

Tekanpur is a mid sized village in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 248 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,258 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.74 hectares hectares.

Tekanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Barhaj
Area (hectares) 79.74 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 248
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,258
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Tekanpur compares

By the 2011 count Tekanpur is the 189th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 79.74 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Tekanpur

Tekanpur 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 Tekanpur as Available. 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 Tekanpur from other places

Tekanpur lies about 54 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Belthara Road, about 11 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 Tekanpur
Nearest railway station Belthara Road 11 km
Nearest town Sikandarpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhaj 32 km
District headquarters Deoria 54 km

Villages closest to Tekanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekanpur village had a population of 560. That makes it the 189th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Tekanpur village has 248 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekanpur has about 1258 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1069.

Tekanpur covers 79.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tekanpur falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tekanpur is Belthara Road, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Tekanpur.

Tekanpur is about 54 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekanpur is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Belthara Road is about 11 km away. Sikandarpur is about 17 km away. Barhaj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakra Bodha (9.2 km), Chhapara Nadua (10 km) and Nadua (10 km).

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

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