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About Taka Village

Taka is a mid sized village in Ambad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,606, made up of 829 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1425.82 hectares hectares.

Taka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ambad
Area (hectares) 1425.82 hectares
Population 1,606
Male Population 829
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taka compares

By the 2011 count Taka is the 51st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 1425.82 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Taka

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

Taka lies about 46 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Sarwari, about 42 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
Tehsil headquarters Ambad 19 km
Nearest railway station Sarwari 42 km
District headquarters Jalna 46 km

Villages closest to Taka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taka village had a population of 1,606. That makes it the 51st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Taka village has 829 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taka has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Taka covers 1425.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taka falls under Ambad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Taka is Sarwari, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Taka.

Taka is about 46 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taka is in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district. Ambad is about 19 km away. Sarwari is about 42 km away. Jalna is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgavhan Bk (2.2 km), Chandanpuri Kh (3.3 km) and Chandanpuri Bk (3.7 km).

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

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