About Takhniar Village

Takhniar is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 460 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takhniar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takhniar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	352.76 hectares
Population	897
Male Population	460
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Takhniar compares

By the 2011 count Takhniar is the 31st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 352.76 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Takhniar

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

Takhniar lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Takhniar
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	13 km
Nearest town	Mamun	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	27 km
District headquarters	Kangra	45 km

Villages closest to Takhniar

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

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Common questions about Takhniar

As per the Census of India 2011, Takhniar village had a population of 897. That makes it the 31st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Takhniar village has 460 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takhniar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Takhniar is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takhniar covers 352.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takhniar falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Takhniar is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Takhniar.

Takhniar is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takhniar is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Jawali is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.