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About Tetultala Village

Tetultala is a small village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 248 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tetultala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tetultala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 119.72 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 248
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tetultala compares

By the 2011 count Tetultala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 119.72 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Tetultala

Tetultala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tetultala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tetultala from other places

Tetultala lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 7.1 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 Tetultala
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Canning 7.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Tetultala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tetultala village had a population of 446. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Tetultala village has 248 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tetultala has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Tetultala is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tetultala covers 119.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tetultala falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tetultala is Canning, about 7.1 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 - 10 km distance for Tetultala.

Tetultala is about 29 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.

Tetultala is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 6.4 km away. Canning is about 7.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naliakhali (under 2 km), Amratala (under 2 km) and Dakshin Narayantala (1.5 km).

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

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