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About Takwahal Village

Takwahal is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,646, made up of 868 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.07 hectares hectares.

Takwahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takwahal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Area (hectares) 106.07 hectares
Population 1,646
Male Population 868
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takwahal compares

By the 2011 count Takwahal is the 72nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 106.07 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Takwahal

Takwahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takwahal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shilte, Shirgaon, Somate and Sonave. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Takwahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Takwahal village had a population of 1,646. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Takwahal village has 868 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takwahal has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Takwahal covers 106.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Takwahal falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Takwahal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Takwahal.

Takwahal is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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