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About Takia Village

Takia is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,844, made up of 946 males and 898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.51 hectares hectares.

Takia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 199.51 hectares
Population 1,844
Male Population 946
Female Population 898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Takia compares

By the 2011 count Takia is the 67th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 199.51 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Takia

Takia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Takia as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Takia from other places

Takia lies about 19 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 3.9 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 Takia
Nearest railway station Chamua 3.9 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 10 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 19 km

Villages closest to Takia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takia village had a population of 1,844. That makes it the 67th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Takia village has 946 males and 898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takia has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Takia covers 199.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Takia falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Takia is Chamua, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Takia.

Takia is about 19 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takia is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about 3.9 km away. Rāmnagar is about 5.2 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhankutwa (1.8 km), Dakahwa (1.9 km) and Madhubani (3.2 km).

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

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