About Takia Village

Takia is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 252 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takia village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Tehsil	Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode	144626
Area (hectares)	59.99 hectares
Population	496
Male Population	252
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Takia compares

By the 2011 count Takia is the 77th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 59.99 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Takia

Takia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Takia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Takia from other places

Takia lies about 37 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Giddarpindi, about 3.3 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 Takia
Nearest railway station	Giddarpindi	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sultanpur Lodhi	12 km
Nearest town	Zira	23 km
District headquarters	Kapurthala	37 km

Villages closest to Takia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Takia

As per the Census of India 2011, Takia village had a population of 496. That makes it the 77th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Takia village has 252 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takia has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Takia is 144626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takia covers 59.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Takia falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Takia is Giddarpindi, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Takia.

Takia is about 37 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takia is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Giddarpindi is about 3.3 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 12 km away. Zira is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.