About Takriya Village

Takriya is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 672 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takriya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835202
Area (hectares)	196.66 hectares
Population	1,260
Male Population	672
Female Population	588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Takriya compares

By the 2011 count Takriya is the 12th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 196.66 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Takriya

Takriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takriya as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Takriya from other places

Takriya lies about 35 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, 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 Takriya
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	11 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	12 km
Nearest town	Khunti	28 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	35 km

Villages closest to Takriya

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

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Common questions about Takriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Takriya village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 12th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Takriya village has 672 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takriya has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Takriya is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takriya covers 196.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Takriya falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Takriya is Govindpur Road, about 12 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 village for Takriya.

Takriya is about 35 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takriya is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 11 km away. Govindpur Road is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.