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About Takam Village

Takam is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 319 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takam village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 527.13 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 319
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takam compares

By the 2011 count Takam is the 123rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 527.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Takam

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

Takam lies about 23 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 16 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 Takam
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 15 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Musra 16 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 23 km

Villages closest to Takam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takam village had a population of 621. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Takam village has 319 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takam has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Takam is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takam covers 527.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Takam falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Takam is Musra, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Takam.

Takam is about 23 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takam is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 15 km away. Khairāgarh is about 15 km away. Musra 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 Chichola (2.0 km), Ruse (2.3 km) and Shikari Tola (2.8 km).

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

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