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About Taktua Village

Taktua is a small village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 185 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.61 hectares hectares.

Taktua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taktua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 104.61 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 185
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taktua compares

By the 2011 count Taktua is the 125th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 104.61 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Taktua

Taktua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taktua 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 Taktua from other places

Taktua lies about 40 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Lamta, about 19 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 Taktua
Nearest railway station Lamta 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 26 km
Nearest town Nainpur 37 km
District headquarters Seoni 40 km

Villages closest to Taktua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taktua village had a population of 392. That makes it the 125th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Taktua village has 185 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taktua has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Taktua covers 104.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taktua falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taktua is Lamta, about 19 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 Taktua.

Taktua is about 40 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taktua is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Lamta is about 19 km away. Keolari is about 26 km away. Nainpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakoda (4.2 km), Ugadiwada (4.3 km) and Sarekha Khurd (4.6 km).

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

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