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About Tegaj Village

Tegaj is a small village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 33 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tegaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tegaj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 49.3 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 33
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tegaj compares

By the 2011 count Tegaj is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 49.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Tegaj

Tegaj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tegaj 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sripur, Subarnapur, Sujal and Suliapara. 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 Tegaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Tegaj village had a population of 66. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Tegaj village has 33 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tegaj has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Tegaj is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tegaj covers 49.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tegaj falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Tegaj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Tegaj.

Tegaj is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Tegaj today is likely to be higher.

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