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About Takhel Village

Takhel is a mid sized village in Sawombung tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 680 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takhel village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Sawombung
Pincode 795010
Area (hectares) 251.22 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 680
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takhel compares

By the 2011 count Takhel is the 21st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 251.22 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Takhel

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

Takhel lies about 6.6 km from Imphal East. 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 Takhel
District headquarters Imphal East 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawombung 6.9 km
Nearest town Imphal 10 km

Villages closest to Takhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takhel village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 21st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Takhel village has 680 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takhel has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Takhel is 795010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takhel covers 251.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takhel falls under Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The census record for Takhel notes the nearest railway station 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 Takhel.

Takhel is about 6.6 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takhel is in Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district. Imphal East is about 6.6 km away. Sawombung is about 6.9 km away. Imphal is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanjenbam (4.7 km), Phaknung (6.2 km) and Keibi Heikak Mapal (6.3 km).

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

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