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About Teghara Village

Teghara is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 509 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 147.3 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 509
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Teghara compares

By the 2011 count Teghara is the 113th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 147.3 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Teghara

Teghara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Teghara as Available within 10+ 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 Teghara from other places

Teghara lies about 2.4 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 8.1 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 Teghara
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 2.4 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 8.1 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 20 km

Villages closest to Teghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 961. That makes it the 113th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Teghara village has 509 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teghara has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Teghara is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teghara covers 147.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Teghara falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Teghara is Surja Kama, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Teghara.

Teghara is about 2.4 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teghara is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 2.4 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 2.4 km away. Surja Kama is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Shikarpur (under 2 km), Chota Shikarpur (under 2 km) and Lohagara (under 2 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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