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About Tejam Village

Tejam is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 95 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tejam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tejam village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262545
Area (hectares) 28.91 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 95
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Tejam compares

By the 2011 count Tejam is the 56th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 28.91 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Tejam

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

Tejam lies about 64 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 120 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 Tejam
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 25 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 64 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 64 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 120 km

Villages closest to Tejam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tejam village had a population of 190. That makes it the 56th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Tejam village has 95 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tejam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Tejam is 262545. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tejam covers 28.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tejam falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tejam is Tanakpur, about 120 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 Tejam.

Tejam is about 64 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tejam is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 25 km away. Pithoragarh is about 64 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sobala (under 2 km), Sobala R F (under 2 km) and Dar (3.1 km).

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

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