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About Takiya Ahamad Shah Village

Takiya Ahamad Shah is a small village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 242 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takiya Ahamad Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takiya Ahamad Shah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Pincode 192202
Area (hectares) 25.5 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 242
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takiya Ahamad Shah compares

By the 2011 count Takiya Ahamad Shah is the 48th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 25.5 hectares work out to about 18 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 Takiya Ahamad Shah

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

Takiya Ahamad Shah lies about 14 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 6.1 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 Takiya Ahamad Shah
Nearest railway station Hiller Shahabad 6.1 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 9.5 km
District headquarters Anantnag 14 km

Villages closest to Takiya Ahamad Shah

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 Takiya Ahamad Shah

As per the Census of India 2011, Takiya Ahamad Shah village had a population of 464. That makes it the 48th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Takiya Ahamad Shah village has 242 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takiya Ahamad Shah has about 917 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 Takiya Ahamad Shah is 192202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takiya Ahamad Shah covers 25.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Takiya Ahamad Shah falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Takiya Ahamad Shah is Hiller Shahabad, about 6.1 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 Takiya Ahamad Shah.

Takiya Ahamad Shah is about 14 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takiya Ahamad Shah is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Hiller Shahabad is about 6.1 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 6.2 km away. Kokernag is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Watar Hall (under 2 km), Bahali (under 2 km) and Mohri Pora (3.0 km).

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

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