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About Terapekhya Village

Terapekhya is a mid sized village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 774 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721656, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terapekhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terapekhya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721656
Area (hectares) 45.94 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 774
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Terapekhya compares

By the 2011 count Terapekhya is the 42nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 45.94 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Terapekhya

Terapekhya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Terapekhya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shuklalpur, Sundra, Tajpur and Tentul Berya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Terapekhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Terapekhya village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Terapekhya village has 774 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terapekhya has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Terapekhya is 721656. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terapekhya covers 45.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Terapekhya falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Terapekhya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Terapekhya.

Terapekhya is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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