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About Takrawad Village

Takrawad is a mid sized village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 794 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 900 hectares hectares.

Takrawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takrawad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 900 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 794
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Takrawad compares

By the 2011 count Takrawad is the 13th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 900 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Takrawad

Takrawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takrawad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Takrawad from other places

Takrawad lies about 54 km from Mandsaur. 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 Takrawad
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 5.2 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 5.2 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 54 km

Villages closest to Takrawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takrawad village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 13th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Takrawad village has 794 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takrawad has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Takrawad covers 900 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Takrawad falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Takrawad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Takrawad.

Takrawad is about 54 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takrawad is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Shamgarh is about 5.2 km away. Shāmgarh is about 5.2 km away. Mandsaur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semlihada (2.2 km), Chhayan (2.4 km) and Makdichaoda (2.4 km).

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

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