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About Tekpanza Village

Tekpanza is one of the larger villages in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,107, made up of 4,688 males and 4,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekpanza Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekpanza village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 423.5 hectares
Population 9,107
Male Population 4,688
Female Population 4,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tekpanza compares

By the 2011 count Tekpanza is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 423.5 hectares work out to about 22 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 948.

Getting to Tekpanza

The census records public bus service for Tekpanza 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tekpanza from other places

Tekpanza lies about 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 2.7 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 Tekpanza
Nearest railway station Deula 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 11 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 12 km

Villages closest to Tekpanza

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekpanza village had a population of 9,107. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Tekpanza village has 4,688 males and 4,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekpanza has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Tekpanza is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekpanza covers 423.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tekpanza falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tekpanza is Deula, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tekpanza.

Tekpanza is about 11 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.

Tekpanza is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 2.7 km away. Mandirbazar is about 11 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallikpratap (under 2 km), Nishapur (2.3 km) and Khordda Mahadebpur (3.3 km).

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

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