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About Tekaula Kalan Village

Tekaula Kalan is one of the larger villages in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,360, made up of 2,935 males and 2,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekaula Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekaula Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247665
Area (hectares) 341.76 hectares
Population 5,360
Male Population 2,935
Female Population 2,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekaula Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Tekaula Kalan is the 25th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 341.76 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Tekaula Kalan

Tekaula Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tekaula Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tekaula Kalan from other places

Tekaula Kalan lies about 42 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Deoband, about 14 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 Tekaula Kalan
Nearest town Manglaur 10 km
Nearest railway station Deoband 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 18 km
District headquarters Hardwar 42 km

Villages closest to Tekaula Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Roorkee 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 Tekaula Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekaula Kalan village had a population of 5,360. That makes it the 25th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Tekaula Kalan village has 2,935 males and 2,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekaula Kalan has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Tekaula Kalan is 247665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekaula Kalan covers 341.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tekaula Kalan falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tekaula Kalan is Deoband, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tekaula Kalan.

Tekaula Kalan is about 42 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekaula Kalan is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Manglaur is about 10 km away. Deoband is about 14 km away. Roorkee 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 Susada (under 2 km), Lakhnauta (under 2 km) and Ramnagar (1.8 km).

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

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