# Teghra Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/teghra/ Village · Maharajganj, Siwan # Teghra Teghra is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,986 people in 476 households**, the 22nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,986people (2011) - 476households - 69.2%literacy - 886females per 1,000 males ## Teghra PIN code and other codes Teghra falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatTeghara - Community development blockMaharajganj - Census village code231835 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Teghra from nearby towns? - Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)20 km by road - Maharajganj (nearest town)3 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 Teghra? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Teghra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahrajganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Maharajganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 h winter 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 Teghra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Teghra Of every 100 households in Teghra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Teghra · ■ Maharajganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **5% Toilet within the home ****5%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **78% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **76% Television ****4%** **11% Mobile phone ****46%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Teghra? ■ Teghra · ■ Maharajganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **941 Working population ****27.4%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 57.6% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 39 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 740 (91%) 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 Maharajganj - Khamhauri3,155 people - Hahwa3,130 people - Shahpur3,116 people - Nautan3,012 people - Shiude2,980 people - Ushuri2,950 people - Chhotka Teghra2,937 people - Bangra2,796 people [All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Teghra from Siwan?20 km by road - What is the population of Teghra?2,986 (Census 2011) - Which district is Teghra in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Teghra?69.2% (Census 2011)