About Takiya Village

Takiya is a small village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 230 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares.

Takiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Sirdala
Area (hectares)	27 hectares
Population	446
Male Population	230
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Takiya compares

By the 2011 count Takiya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Takiya

Takiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Takiya from other places

Takiya lies about 26 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 3.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Takiya
Nearest railway station	Laundh	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirdala	3.4 km
Nearest town	Rajauli	8.5 km
District headquarters	Nawada	26 km

Villages closest to Takiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirdala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Takiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Takiya village had a population of 446. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Takiya village has 230 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takiya has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Takiya covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Takiya falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Takiya is Laundh, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Takiya.

Takiya is about 26 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takiya is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 3.1 km away. Sirdala is about 3.4 km away. Rajauli is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.