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About Taktaiya Village

Taktaiya is a small village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 195 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taktaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taktaiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231004
Area (hectares) 277.89 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 195
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taktaiya compares

By the 2011 count Taktaiya is the 405th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 277.89 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Taktaiya

Taktaiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taktaiya 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taktaiya from other places

Taktaiya lies about 33 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Saktesgarh, about 5.6 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 Taktaiya
Nearest railway station Saktesgarh 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 11 km
Nearest town Chunār 11 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 33 km

Villages closest to Taktaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taktaiya village had a population of 376. That makes it the 405th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Taktaiya village has 195 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taktaiya has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Taktaiya is 231004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taktaiya covers 277.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taktaiya falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taktaiya is Saktesgarh, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Taktaiya.

Taktaiya is about 33 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taktaiya is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Saktesgarh is about 5.6 km away. Chunar is about 11 km away. Chunār is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Titwa (under 2 km), Kusami (2.8 km) and Gobardaha (2.8 km).

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

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