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About Tera Village

Tera is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 444 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.12 hectares hectares.

Tera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 132.12 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 444
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 Tera compares

By the 2011 count Tera is the 112th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 132.12 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Tera

Tera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tera 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 Tera from other places

Tera lies about 23 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Kanchausi, about 18 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 Tera
Nearest town Auraiya 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Kanchausi 18 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 23 km

Villages closest to Tera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tera village had a population of 839. That makes it the 112th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Tera village has 444 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tera has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

Tera covers 132.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tera falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tera is Kanchausi, about 18 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 Tera.

Tera is about 23 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tera is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Auraiya is about 7.6 km away. Sikandra is about 9.8 km away. Kanchausi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamraua (under 2 km), Sadhawapur (1.6 km) and Bishalpur (1.6 km).

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

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