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About Takwas Village

Takwas is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 82 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 942.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takwas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 942.13 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 82
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takwas compares

By the 2011 count Takwas is the 44th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 942.13 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 940.

Getting to Takwas

Takwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takwas as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Seri Bhatwas, Shoon, Shour and Sural Bhatori. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Takwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Takwas village had a population of 165. That makes it the 44th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Takwas village has 82 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takwas has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Takwas is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takwas covers 942.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Takwas falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Takwas.

Takwas is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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