# Tekuna Village, Pratapganj, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pratapganj, Supaul 

# Tekuna

Tekuna is a village in Pratapganj sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,219 people in 2,182 households**, the 4th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 10,219people (2011)
- 2,182households
- 50.6%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Tekuna PIN code and other codes

Tekuna falls in Pratapganj sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTekuna, Suryapur
- Community development blockPratapganj
- Census village code221111

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

## How far is Tekuna from nearby towns?

- Pratapganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)55 km by road
- Supaul (nearest town)55 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 Tekuna?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Tekuna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Supaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Tekuna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 1,282 hectares of village land is sown, and 660 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 Tekuna

Of every 100 households in Tekuna in 2011, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tekuna · ■ Pratapganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**48%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Tekuna?

■ Tekuna · ■ Pratapganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**933

Working population ****35.9%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 41.1% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 725 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,735 (47%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 424 (12%) · **■** Marginal 750 (20%)

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 Pratapganj

- Chitauni25,760 people
- Bhawanipur25,743 people
- Gobindpur11,417 people
- Shukha Nagar9,332 people
- Siripur7,788 people
- Surjapur6,791 people
- Parsabirbal4,901 people

[All 13 villages in Pratapganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/pratapganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tekuna from Supaul?55 km by road
- What is the population of Tekuna?10,219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekuna in?Supaul district (Pratapganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tekuna?50.6% (Census 2011)
