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About Taktaya Village

Taktaya is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 297 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,249 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.1 hectares hectares.

Taktaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taktaya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 225.1 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 297
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,249
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Taktaya compares

By the 2011 count Taktaya is the 351st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 225.1 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Taktaya

Taktaya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Taktaya 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taktaya from other places

Taktaya lies about 34 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 11 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 Taktaya
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 34 km

Villages closest to Taktaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taktaya village had a population of 668. That makes it the 351st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Taktaya village has 297 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taktaya has about 1249 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Taktaya covers 225.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taktaya falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taktaya is Janghai Junction, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Taktaya.

Taktaya is about 34 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taktaya is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlīshahr is about 9.6 km away. Janghai Junction is about 11 km away. Mariahu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (2.8 km), Deokali (2.8 km) and Mahuari (3.7 km).

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

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