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About Tegharia Village

Tegharia is a large village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,833, made up of 1,938 males and 1,895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat II
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 105.72 hectares
Population 3,833
Male Population 1,938
Female Population 1,895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tegharia compares

By the 2011 count Tegharia is the 12th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 105.72 hectares work out to about 36 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 919.

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 village. 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 25 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Barasat II 25 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Tegharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat II 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 3,833. That makes it the 12th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Tegharia village has 1,938 males and 1,895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tegharia has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Tegharia is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tegharia covers 105.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tegharia falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 village for Tegharia.

Tegharia is about 25 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tegharia is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahira Kalibari is about 1.6 km away. Bārāsat is about 9.7 km away. Barasat II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankar Gachhi (under 2 km), Kismatsonatikri (2.6 km) and Sonatikri (2.6 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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