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About Teghara Village

Teghara is a mid sized village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 298 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Teghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teghara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 58.27 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 298
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Teghara compares

By the 2011 count Teghara is the 60th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 58.27 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Teghara

Teghara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Teghara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Teghara from other places

Teghara lies about 33 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Chandrakona Road, about 24 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 Teghara
Nearest town Chandrakona 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Chandrakona Road 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopiballavpur II 33 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Teghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Teghara village had a population of 566. That makes it the 60th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Teghara village has 298 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teghara has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Teghara is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teghara covers 58.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Teghara falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Teghara is Chandrakona Road, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Teghara.

Teghara is about 33 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teghara is in Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chandrakona is about 6.8 km away. Chandrakona Road is about 24 km away. Gopiballavpur II is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamar (11 km), Ranjia (13 km) and Salbani (27 km).

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

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