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About Takipur Village

Takipur is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 320 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140901
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 320
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takipur compares

By the 2011 count Takipur is the 106th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Takipur

Takipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Takipur as Available within <5 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 Takipur from other places

Takipur lies about 17 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 13 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 Takipur
Nearest town Naya Gaon 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 11 km
Nearest railway station Chatouli 13 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Takipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takipur village had a population of 589. That makes it the 106th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Takipur village has 320 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takipur has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Takipur is 140901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takipur covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takipur falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Takipur is Chatouli, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Takipur.

Takipur is about 17 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takipur is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Naya Gaon is about 9.7 km away. Kharar is about 11 km away. Chatouli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hoshiarpur (under 2 km), Kansala (under 2 km) and Kartarpur (1.5 km).

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

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