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About Taklu Village

Taklu is a mid sized village in Afzalpur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 469 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taklu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taklu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Afzalpur
Pincode 585265
Area (hectares) 760.92 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 469
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taklu compares

By the 2011 count Taklu is the 62nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents. Its 760.92 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Taklu

Taklu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taklu as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Shivoor, Shivpur, Sidnur and Siragi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Taklu

As per the Census of India 2011, Taklu village had a population of 914. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents.

Taklu village has 469 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taklu has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Taklu is 585265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taklu covers 760.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taklu falls under Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Taklu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Taklu.

Taklu is in Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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