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About Taklon Village

Taklon is a mid sized village in Manohar Thana tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 347 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taklon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taklon village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Manohar Thana
Pincode 326037
Area (hectares) 153.95 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 347
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Taklon compares

By the 2011 count Taklon is the 69th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 712 residents. Its 153.95 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Taklon

Taklon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Taklon 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 Taklon from other places

Taklon lies about 69 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 27 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 Taklon
Tehsil headquarters Manohar Thana 19 km
Nearest town Aklera 25 km
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 27 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 69 km

Villages closest to Taklon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manohar Thana 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 Taklon

As per the Census of India 2011, Taklon village had a population of 676. That makes it the 69th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 712 residents.

Taklon village has 347 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taklon has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Taklon is 326037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taklon covers 153.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taklon falls under Manohar Thana tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Taklon is Kumbhraj, about 27 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 Taklon.

Taklon is about 69 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taklon is in Manohar Thana tehsil of Jhalawar district. Manohar Thana is about 19 km away. Aklera is about 25 km away. Kumbhraj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamdhar (under 2 km), Mawasa (4.1 km) and Baroo Beh (4.4 km).

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

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