# Tekaharra Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon 

# Tekaharra

Tekaharra is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494661**. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 57 households**, the 197th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 294people (2011)
- 57households
- 69.4%literacy
- 494661PIN code

## Tekaharra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tekaharra is 494661.** Tekaharra falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494661
- Gram panchayatGhothiya
- Community development blockChhuria
- Census village code440976

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

## How far is Tekaharra from nearby towns?

- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)72 km by road
- Chhuria (nearest town)22 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 Tekaharra?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Tekaharra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramtarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhuriya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Tekaharra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and tivra**. About 43% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Tekaharra

Of every 100 households in Tekaharra in 2011, 68 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tekaharra · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Tekaharra?

■ Tekaharra · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**1008

Working population ****60.9%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 58.6% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 13 (7%)

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 Chhuriya

- Bagnadi342 people
- Motipur338 people
- Pangri Khurd330 people
- Gota Tola306 people
- Chhindi Birhi284 people
- Pathara Nawagaon272 people
- Sadak Banjari249 people
- Ludkabod246 people

[All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tekaharra?494661
- How far is Tekaharra from Rajnandgaon?72 km by road
- What is the population of Tekaharra?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekaharra in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Tekaharra?69.4% (Census 2011)