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About Takhrau Village

Takhrau is a large village in Karhal tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,494, made up of 1,373 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205268, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takhrau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takhrau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Karhal
Pincode 205268
Area (hectares) 728.82 hectares
Population 2,494
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takhrau compares

By the 2011 count Takhrau is the 31st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents. Its 728.82 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Takhrau

Takhrau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takhrau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Takhrau from other places

Takhrau lies about 24 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Saifai, about 8.5 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 Takhrau
Tehsil headquarters Karhal 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Saifai 8.5 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 24 km

Villages closest to Takhrau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takhrau village had a population of 2,494. That makes it the 31st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents.

Takhrau village has 1,373 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takhrau has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Takhrau is 205268. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takhrau covers 728.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takhrau falls under Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Takhrau is Saifai, about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Takhrau.

Takhrau is about 24 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takhrau is in Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district. Karhal is about 7.8 km away. Saifai is about 8.5 km away. Mainpuri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (2.1 km), Allipur (2.1 km) and Nadrela (2.5 km).

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

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