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About Takweli Village

Takweli is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 325 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.52 hectares hectares.

Takweli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takweli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 343.52 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 325
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Takweli compares

By the 2011 count Takweli is the 80th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 343.52 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Takweli

Takweli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Takweli 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 Takweli from other places

Takweli lies about 58 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Jabalpur, about 29 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 Takweli
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 23 km
Nearest railway station Jabalpur 29 km
District headquarters Mandla 58 km

Villages closest to Takweli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takweli village had a population of 652. That makes it the 80th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Takweli village has 325 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takweli has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Takweli covers 343.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Takweli falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Takweli is Jabalpur, about 29 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 Takweli.

Takweli is about 58 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takweli is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 23 km away. Jabalpur is about 29 km away. Mandla is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maneri (under 2 km), Jhurki (2.1 km) and Mendhi (3.3 km).

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

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