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About Tegharia Village

Tegharia is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,728, made up of 897 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, 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 Haroa
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 97.19 hectares
Population 1,728
Male Population 897
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 48th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 97.19 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

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 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tegharia from other places

Tegharia lies about 56 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Narendrapur, 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 Narendrapur under 2 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 56 km

Villages closest to Tegharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haroa 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 1,728. That makes it the 48th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Tegharia village has 897 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tegharia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Tegharia is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tegharia covers 97.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tegharia falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tegharia is Narendrapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 56 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 Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Narendrapur is about under 2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 1.6 km away. Haroa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baltia (3.2 km), Bhabanipur (3.5 km) and Bhubanpur (3.5 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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