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About Tegharia Village

Tegharia is a mid sized village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 602 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712121, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712121
Area (hectares) 44.24 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 602
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tegharia compares

By the 2011 count Tegharia is the 31st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 44.24 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Tegharia

Tegharia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tegharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 30 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bahira Kalibari, about 1.6 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 Bahira Kalibari 1.6 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinsurah Magra 30 km
District headquarters Hugli 30 km

Villages closest to Tegharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinsurah Magra 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 1,168. That makes it the 31st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Tegharia village has 602 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tegharia has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Tegharia is 712121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tegharia covers 44.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tegharia falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tegharia is Bahira Kalibari, about 1.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tegharia.

Tegharia is about 30 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tegharia is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Bahira Kalibari is about 1.6 km away. Bārāsat is about 9.7 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joypur (8.9 km), Dahar Chaklai (14 km) and Balagarh (15 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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