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About Tera Village

Tera is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 111 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 268.6 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 111
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tera compares

By the 2011 count Tera is the 113th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 268.6 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Tera

Tera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tera 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 Tera from other places

Tera lies about 33 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 48 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 19 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 32 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 48 km

Villages closest to Tera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarhi 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 214. That makes it the 113th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Tera village has 111 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tera has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Tera is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tera covers 268.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tera falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tera is Dehradun, about 48 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 Tera.

Tera is about 33 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tera is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 19 km away. Mussoorie is about 32 km away. Uttarkashi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhuri (under 2 km), Kunwa (1.8 km) and Kuphan (1.8 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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