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About Taku Village

Taku is a mid sized village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 835 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1132.39 hectares hectares.

Taku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taku village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 1132.39 hectares
Population 1,631
Male Population 835
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Taku compares

By the 2011 count Taku is the 21st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 1132.39 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Taku

The census records public bus service for Taku 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taku from other places

Taku lies about 31 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Taku, about under 2 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 Taku
Nearest railway station Taku under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 16 km
Nearest town Itārsi 16 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 31 km

Villages closest to Taku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taku village had a population of 1,631. That makes it the 21st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Taku village has 835 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taku has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Taku covers 1132.39 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.

Taku falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taku is Taku, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taku.

Taku is about 31 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taku is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Taku is about under 2 km away. Itarsi is about 16 km away. Itārsi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesla (3.1 km), Dhansai (3.6 km) and Saheli (3.8 km).

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

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