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About Taiya Village

Taiya is a mid sized village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 599 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 599
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taiya compares

By the 2011 count Taiya is the 35th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Taiya

Taiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Taiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Taiya from other places

Taiya lies about 24 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 10 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 Taiya
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 10 km
Nearest town Gumia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Panki 24 km
District headquarters Palamu 24 km

Villages closest to Taiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taiya village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 35th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Taiya village has 599 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taiya has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Taiya is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taiya covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taiya falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taiya is Dumri Bihar, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Taiya.

Taiya is about 24 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taiya is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 10 km away. Gumia is about 14 km away. Panki is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harna (1.9 km), Karma (2.3 km) and Tal (3.0 km).

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

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