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About Takaha Village

Takaha is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 435 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 167.52 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 435
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takaha compares

By the 2011 count Takaha is the 43rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 167.52 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Takaha

Takaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Takaha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Takaha from other places

Takaha lies about 30 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 17 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 Takaha
Nearest town Kathhāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 30 km
District headquarters Bokaro 30 km

Villages closest to Takaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takaha village had a population of 844. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Takaha village has 435 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takaha has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Takaha is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takaha covers 167.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takaha falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Takaha is Jarangdih, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Takaha.

Takaha is about 30 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takaha is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 15 km away. Jarangdih is about 17 km away. Peterwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ponrdag (under 2 km), Sadma Kalan (under 2 km) and Banga (under 2 km).

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

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