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About Takia Village

Takia is a small village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 189 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.92 hectares hectares.

Takia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Area (hectares) 51.92 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 189
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Takia compares

By the 2011 count Takia is the 350th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 51.92 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Takia

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

Takia lies about 9.4 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Munderwa, about 7.7 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 Takia
Nearest railway station Munderwa 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 9.4 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 9.4 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 14 km

Villages closest to Takia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takia village had a population of 405. That makes it the 350th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Takia village has 189 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takia has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Takia covers 51.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Takia falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Takia is Munderwa, about 7.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Takia.

Takia is about 9.4 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takia is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Munderwa is about 7.7 km away. Ghanghata is about 9.4 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (under 2 km), Padari (under 2 km) and Dahrauli (1.6 km).

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

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