About Takapur Village

Takapur is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 482 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takapur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143416
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	943
Male Population	482
Female Population	461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Takapur compares

By the 2011 count Takapur is the 100th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Takapur

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

Takapur lies about 41 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 15 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 Takapur
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	13 km
Nearest railway station	Baba Bakala Raiya	15 km
Nearest town	Qadian	18 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	41 km

Villages closest to Takapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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.

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Common questions about Takapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Takapur village had a population of 943. That makes it the 100th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Takapur village has 482 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takapur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Takapur is 143416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takapur covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takapur falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Takapur is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 15 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 village for Takapur.

Takapur is about 41 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takapur is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 13 km away. Baba Bakala Raiya is about 15 km away. Qadian is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.