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About Taiba Village

Taiba is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 135 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares.

Taiba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taiba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 135
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taiba compares

By the 2011 count Taiba is the 88th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1005.

Getting to Taiba

Taiba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taiba as Available within 10+ 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 Taiba from other places

Taiba lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 34 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 Taiba
Tehsil headquarters Erki 23 km
District headquarters Khunti 23 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 34 km

Villages closest to Taiba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taiba village had a population of 281. That makes it the 88th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Taiba village has 135 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taiba has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Taiba covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taiba falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taiba is Chakradharpur, about 34 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taiba.

Taiba is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taiba is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 23 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Chakradharpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kander (under 2 km), Baruhatu (1.5 km) and Kulburu (2.1 km).

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

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