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About Tahkal Village

Tahkal is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 131 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tahkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahkal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 274.4 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 131
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahkal compares

By the 2011 count Tahkal is the 104th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 274.4 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Tahkal

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

Tahkal lies about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Tahkal
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 3.5 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 17 km
Nearest town Kānker 37 km

Villages closest to Tahkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahkal village had a population of 271. That makes it the 104th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Tahkal village has 131 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahkal has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Tahkal is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tahkal covers 274.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tahkal falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Tahkal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Tahkal.

Tahkal is about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahkal is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 3.5 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 17 km away. Kānker is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamkanhar (1.5 km), Badetopal (1.6 km) and Deharitopal (1.6 km).

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

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