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About Teka Village

Teka is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,455, made up of 1,265 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Teka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 106.42 hectares
Population 2,455
Male Population 1,265
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Teka compares

By the 2011 count Teka is the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 106.42 hectares work out to about 23 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 950.

Getting to Teka

The census records public bus service for Teka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Teka from other places

Teka lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Surjyapur, 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 Teka
Nearest railway station Surjyapur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 7.6 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Teka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Teka village had a population of 2,455. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Teka village has 1,265 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teka has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Teka is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teka covers 106.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Teka falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Teka is Surjyapur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Teka.

Teka is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teka is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Surjyapur is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 7.6 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surjapur (under 2 km), Alampur (under 2 km) and Balbalia (under 2 km).

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

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