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About Tahkantola Village

Tahkantola is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 91 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tahkantola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahkantola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 205.67 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 91
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahkantola compares

By the 2011 count Tahkantola is the 141st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 205.67 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1018.

Getting to Tahkantola

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

Tahkantola lies about 16 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 Tahkantola
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 16 km
Nearest town Kānker 25 km

Villages closest to Tahkantola

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 Tahkantola

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahkantola village had a population of 174. That makes it the 141st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Tahkantola village has 91 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahkantola has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Tahkantola is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tahkantola covers 205.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Tahkantola 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 10+ km distance for Tahkantola.

Tahkantola is about 16 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.

Tahkantola is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 16 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 16 km away. Kānker is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padhargaon (1.6 km), Bodagaon (2.2 km) and Pusagaon (3.2 km).

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

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