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About Tejhati Village

Tejhati is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,002, made up of 2,002 males and 2,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tejhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tejhati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 206.51 hectares
Population 4,002
Male Population 2,002
Female Population 2,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tejhati compares

By the 2011 count Tejhati is the 14th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 206.51 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Tejhati

Tejhati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tejhati as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tejhati from other places

Tejhati lies about 6.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.2 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 Tejhati
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 6.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 6.4 km

Villages closest to Tejhati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tejhati village had a population of 4,002. That makes it the 14th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Tejhati village has 2,002 males and 2,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tejhati has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Tejhati is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tejhati covers 206.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tejhati falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tejhati is Swadinpur, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Tejhati is about 6.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tejhati is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 3.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 4.9 km away. Nalhati I is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur Podhra (under 2 km), Painta (1.9 km) and Mehagram (2.0 km).

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

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