Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon
# Tekapar

Tekapar is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493559. The 2011 Census counted 617 people in 136 households, the 128th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 617 people (2011)
- 136 households
- 64.2% literacy
- 493559 PIN code

## Tekapar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tekapar is 493559. Tekapar falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493559
- Gram panchayat Achanakpur Nawagaon
- Community development block Khairagarh
- Census village code 440349

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Tekapar from nearby towns?
- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tekapar?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mudipar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tekapar known for?

About 81% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tekapar

Of every 100 households in Tekapar in 2011, 48 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tekapar · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 48% 87%
- Toilet within the home 0% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 77%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 79% 62%
- Television 20% 32%
- Mobile phone 10% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 27% 21%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tekapar?

■ Tekapar · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.2% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 1024
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 996
- Working population 60.9% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 52.7% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 95 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 98 (26%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 171 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh
- Chhechhand Pahari 626 people
- Khapri Kalar 626 people
- Badhai Tola 621 people
- Takam 621 people
- Barbaspur 608 people
- Mudpar 608 people
- Sarangpur 605 people
- Changurda 602 people

All 226 villages in Khairagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tekapar? 493559
- How far is Tekapar from Rajnandgaon? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Tekapar? 617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekapar in? Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Tekapar? 64.2% (Census 2011)

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