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About Tegharia Village

Tegharia is a mid sized village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 930 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tegharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tegharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 176.65 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 930
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tegharia compares

By the 2011 count Tegharia is the 18th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 176.65 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Tegharia

Tegharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tegharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shaltora, Shyamapur, Shyampur and Sitarampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tegharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Tegharia village had a population of 1,787. That makes it the 18th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Tegharia village has 930 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tegharia has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Tegharia is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tegharia covers 176.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tegharia falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tegharia notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Tegharia.

Tegharia is in Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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