# Tekra Kalan Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Tekra Kalan

Tekra Kalan is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,295 people in 218 households**, the 38th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,295people (2011)
- 218households
- 68.2%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Tekra Kalan PIN code and other codes

Tekra Kalan falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuri
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256190

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tekra Kalan from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)105 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)49 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tekra Kalan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Tekra Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kachar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tekra Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tekra Kalan

Of every 100 households in Tekra Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tekra Kalan · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****86%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tekra Kalan?

■ Tekra Kalan · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**954

Working population ****46.3%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 52.4% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (36%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (12%) · **■** Marginal 189 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dumaria

- Beni Nagar1,403 people
- Karhanni1,359 people
- Tekra Khurd1,356 people
- Sidhpur1,301 people
- Basdiha1,248 people
- Chahra Pahra1,210 people
- Dumaria1,138 people
- Madarpur1,130 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tekra Kalan from Gaya?105 km by road
- What is the population of Tekra Kalan?1,295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekra Kalan in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tekra Kalan?68.2% (Census 2011)