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About Takipur Village

Takipur is one of the larger villages in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,643, made up of 2,646 males and 2,997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares.

Takipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 486 hectares
Population 5,643
Male Population 2,646
Female Population 2,997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Takipur compares

By the 2011 count Takipur is the 6th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Takipur

Takipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Takipur from other places

Takipur lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.7 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 Takipur
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 5.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 5.8 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Takipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takipur village had a population of 5,643. That makes it the 6th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Takipur village has 2,646 males and 2,997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takipur has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Takipur covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Takipur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Takipur is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Takipur.

Takipur is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takipur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 4.7 km away. Maharajganj is about 5.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagauchha (2.2 km), Siktia (2.3 km) and Chak Mahmuda (2.5 km).

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

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