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About Taka Kalan Village

Taka Kalan is a small village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 158 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.62 hectares hectares.

Taka Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taka Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 353.62 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 158
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taka Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Taka Kalan is the 128th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 353.62 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, well above the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Taka Kalan

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

Taka Kalan lies about 54 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Mohana, about 22 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 Taka Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 20 km
Nearest railway station Mohana 22 km
Nearest town Dabra 38 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 54 km

Villages closest to Taka Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narwar 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 Taka Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Taka Kalan village had a population of 312. That makes it the 128th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Taka Kalan village has 158 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taka Kalan has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 836.

Taka Kalan covers 353.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taka Kalan falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taka Kalan is Mohana, about 22 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 Taka Kalan.

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

Taka Kalan is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 20 km away. Mohana is about 22 km away. Dabra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rao Kalan (under 2 km), Rao Khurd (2.5 km) and Khiriya Sunwai (7.6 km).

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

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