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About Takapada Village

Takapada is a small village in Bant tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 233 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bant
Pincode 756114
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 233
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takapada compares

By the 2011 count Takapada is the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Takapada

Takapada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Takapada as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Takapada from other places

Takapada lies about 28 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Baitarni Road, about 8.6 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 Takapada
Nearest railway station Baitarni Road 8.6 km
Nearest town Jājpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bant 28 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 28 km

Villages closest to Takapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takapada village had a population of 471. That makes it the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Takapada village has 233 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takapada has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Takapada is 756114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takapada covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takapada falls under Bant tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Takapada is Baitarni Road, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance for Takapada.

Takapada is about 28 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takapada is in Bant tehsil of Bhadrak district. Baitarni Road is about 8.6 km away. Jājpur is about 10 km away. Bant is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangirasasanparadihi (15 km), Barapadaratagadia (23 km) and Barapadi (23 km).

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

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