# Tekapar Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balod, Durg 

# Tekapar

Tekapar is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,314 people in 290 households**, the 28th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 1,314people (2011)
- 290households
- 77.5%literacy
- 493445PIN code

## Tekapar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tekapar is 493445.** Tekapar falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493445
- Gram panchayatTekapar
- Community development blockSanjaribalod
- Census village code443170

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

## How far is Tekapar from nearby towns?

- Balod (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)48 km by road
- Balod (nearest town)10 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 Tekapar?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Tekapar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Latabod
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balod
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Tekapar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and gram**. About 85% of the 366 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Tekapar

Of every 100 households in Tekapar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tekapar · ■ Balod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****71%**

**76%

Television ****43%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Tekapar?

■ Tekapar · ■ Balod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**990

Working population ****50.7%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 67.2% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (40%) · **■** Household industry 55 (8%) · **■** Other work 65 (10%) · **■** Marginal 56 (8%)

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 Balod

- Parsada1,476 people
- Jugera1,433 people
- Tamora1,414 people
- Kannewada1,385 people
- Bhengri1,267 people
- Mujgahan1,264 people
- Angari1,248 people
- Ghumka1,235 people

[All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tekapar?493445
- How far is Tekapar from Durg?48 km by road
- What is the population of Tekapar?1,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekapar in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Tekapar?77.5% (Census 2011)