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About Tahkawada Village

Tahkawada is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 141 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tahkawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahkawada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Orchha
Pincode 494010
Population 267
Male Population 141
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahkawada compares

By the 2011 count Tahkawada is the 32nd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Tahkawada

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

Tahkawada lies about 30 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 60 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 Tahkawada
Tehsil headquarters Orchha 30 km
District headquarters Narayanpur 30 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 60 km

Villages closest to Tahkawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahkawada village had a population of 267. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Tahkawada village has 141 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahkawada has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Tahkawada is 494010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tahkawada falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tahkawada is Antagarh, about 60 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tahkawada.

Tahkawada is about 30 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahkawada is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Orchha is about 30 km away. Narayanpur is about 30 km away. Nārāinpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tahakawada (under 2 km), Talawada (under 2 km) and Kachchapal (3.3 km).

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

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