Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Telsir Telsir is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 717 people in 102 households, the 60th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 717 people (2011) - 102 households - 76.1% literacy - 858 females per 1,000 males ## Telsir PIN code and other codes Telsir falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Sohagpur - Census village code 487635 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Telsir from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 50 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Telsir? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Telsir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sohagpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sohagpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Telsir known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 92% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Telsir Of every 100 households in Telsir in 2011, 86 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Telsir · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 61% - Toilet within the home 19% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 73% - Tap water 0% 17% - Drinking water within premises 70% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 93% - Use banking services 90% 51% - Television 47% 28% - Mobile phone 90% 46% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 53% 20% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 10% 30% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Telsir? ■ Telsir · ■ Sohagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.1% 66.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 858 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 830 904 - Working population 32.5% 40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 65.9% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 180 (77%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (10%) · ■ Other work 15 (6%) · ■ Marginal 15 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sohagpur - Dhapada Kalan 739 people - Pipariya Bandichhod 737 people - Bodana Gujar 720 people - Bhonkhedi Khurd 718 people - Khada Deori 715 people - Raipura 689 people - Sitiya Gohna 672 people - Rital Khapa 665 people All 167 villages in Sohagpur ## Quick answers - How far is Telsir from Hoshangabad? 50 km by road - What is the population of Telsir? 717 (Census 2011) - Which district is Telsir in? Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Telsir? 76.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/telsir/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.