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About Tegharia Village

Tegharia is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 419 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 419
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tegharia compares

By the 2011 count Tegharia is the 57th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Tegharia

The census records public bus service for Tegharia as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tegharia from other places

Tegharia lies about 31 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about under 2 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 Tegharia
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge under 2 km
Nearest town Pakur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 31 km
District headquarters Birbhum 31 km

Villages closest to Tegharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Tegharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Tegharia village had a population of 820. That makes it the 57th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Tegharia village has 419 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tegharia has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Tegharia is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tegharia covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tegharia falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tegharia is Banshlai Bridge, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tegharia.

Tegharia is about 31 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tegharia is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about under 2 km away. Pakur is about 17 km away. Murarai I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sumarpur (under 2 km), Kamdebnala (under 2 km) and Jhikarhati (1.5 km).

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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