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About Teghara Village

Teghara is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 210 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, 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 Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 52.28 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 210
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 264th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 52.28 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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
Tehsil headquarters Keshpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Chandrakona Road 24 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 Keshpur 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 414. That makes it the 264th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Teghara village has 210 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teghara has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Teghara is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teghara covers 52.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Teghara falls under Keshpur 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 Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chandrakona is about 6.8 km away. Keshpur is about 20 km away. Chandrakona Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panch Khuiri (6.7 km), Agar (11 km) and Uttar Khamar (11 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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