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About Takha Village

Takha is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,367, made up of 2,199 males and 2,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.2 hectares hectares.

Takha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 544.2 hectares
Population 4,367
Male Population 2,199
Female Population 2,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Takha compares

By the 2011 count Takha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 544.2 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Takha

The census records public bus service for Takha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Takha from other places

Takha lies about 37 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Khanja, about 3.0 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 Takha
Nearest railway station Khanja 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 4.3 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 4.3 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 37 km

Villages closest to Takha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takha village had a population of 4,367. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Takha village has 2,199 males and 2,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takha has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Takha covers 544.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Takha falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Takha is Khanja, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Takha.

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

Takha is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Khanja is about 3.0 km away. Shahganj is about 4.3 km away. Shāhganj is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotawaliya (2.0 km), Kothiyara (2.0 km) and Chukiya (2.0 km).

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

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