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About Takiya Village

Takiya is a small village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 89 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Pincode 272301
Area (hectares) 15.7 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 89
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Takiya compares

By the 2011 count Takiya is the 842nd largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 15.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Takiya

Takiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Takiya 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 Takiya from other places

Takiya lies about 14 km from Basti. 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 Takiya
Nearest town Tāndā 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Basti 14 km

Villages closest to Takiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takiya village had a population of 180. That makes it the 842nd largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Takiya village has 89 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takiya has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Takiya is 272301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takiya covers 15.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Takiya falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Takiya notes the nearest railway station 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 Takiya.

Takiya is about 14 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takiya is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Tāndā is about 13 km away. Basti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipur (under 2 km), Saraiya Khurd (under 2 km) and Kusaura (under 2 km).

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

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