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About Tahkaul Village

Tahkaul is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 681 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Tahkaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahkaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 681
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahkaul compares

By the 2011 count Tahkaul is the 49th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Tahkaul

Tahkaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tahkaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tahkaul from other places

Tahkaul lies about 32 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 6.3 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 Tahkaul
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 6.3 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 16 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 32 km

Villages closest to Tahkaul

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

Common questions about Tahkaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahkaul village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 49th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Tahkaul village has 681 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahkaul has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Tahkaul covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tahkaul falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tahkaul is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tahkaul.

Tahkaul is about 32 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahkaul is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 4.9 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 6.3 km away. Rāmnagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakri Kalan (under 2 km), Kachkahar (under 2 km) and Gamharia (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tahkaul today is likely to be higher.

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