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About Taknyu Village

Taknyu is a small village in Chingmei tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 161 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males.

Taknyu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taknyu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Tuensang
Tehsil Chingmei
Population 309
Male Population 161
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taknyu compares

By the 2011 count Taknyu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 644 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Taknyu

Taknyu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Taknyu as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Taknyu from other places

Taknyu lies about 21 km from Tuensang, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 63 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 Taknyu
Tehsil headquarters Chingmei 12 km
District headquarters Tuensang 21 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 63 km

Villages closest to Taknyu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taknyu village had a population of 309. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 644 residents.

Taknyu village has 161 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taknyu has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Taknyu falls under Chingmei tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Taknyu is Tuli, about 63 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 10+ km distance for Taknyu.

Taknyu is about 21 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taknyu is in Chingmei tehsil of Tuensang district. Chingmei is about 12 km away. Tuensang is about 21 km away. Tuli is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yimpang (5.3 km), Waoshu (9.0 km) and Chingmei (12 km).

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

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