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About Takia Magam Village

Takia Magam is a large village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,831, made up of 2,517 males and 2,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takia Magam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takia Magam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Pincode 192202
Area (hectares) 313.2 hectares
Population 4,831
Male Population 2,517
Female Population 2,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Takia Magam compares

By the 2011 count Takia Magam is the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 313.2 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Takia Magam

Takia Magam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takia Magam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Takia Magam from other places

Takia Magam lies about 25 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 12 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 Takia Magam
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 2.9 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Hiller Shahabad 12 km
District headquarters Anantnag 25 km

Villages closest to Takia Magam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kokernag 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 Takia Magam

As per the Census of India 2011, Takia Magam village had a population of 4,831. That makes it the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Takia Magam village has 2,517 males and 2,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takia Magam has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Takia Magam is 192202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takia Magam covers 313.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Takia Magam falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Takia Magam is Hiller Shahabad, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Takia Magam is about 25 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takia Magam is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Kokernag is about 2.9 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 8.6 km away. Hiller Shahabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagam (under 2 km), Deval Gam (3.1 km) and Dandi Pora (6.0 km).

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

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