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About Taktoda Village

Taktoda is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 350 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.97 hectares hectares.

Taktoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taktoda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 509.97 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 350
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taktoda compares

By the 2011 count Taktoda is the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 509.97 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Taktoda

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

Taktoda lies about 13 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 14 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 Taktoda
District headquarters Washim 13 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 13 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 14 km

Villages closest to Taktoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taktoda village had a population of 682. That makes it the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Taktoda village has 350 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taktoda has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Taktoda covers 509.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taktoda falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Taktoda is Kekatumar, about 14 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 Taktoda.

Taktoda is about 13 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taktoda is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Washim is about 13 km away. Wāshīm is about 13 km away. Kekatumar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dapuri Kalwe (1.5 km), Somthana (1.7 km) and Mutha (2.1 km).

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

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