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About Takura Village

Takura is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 119 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 49.96 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 119
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takura compares

By the 2011 count Takura is the 108th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 49.96 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 1013.

Getting to Takura

Takura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takura as Available within <5 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 Takura from other places

Takura lies about 91 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 19 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 Takura
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 19 km
District headquarters Nainital 91 km

Villages closest to Takura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takura village had a population of 222. That makes it the 108th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Takura village has 119 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takura has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Takura is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takura covers 49.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takura falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Takura is Kotdwara, about 19 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 village for Takura.

Takura is about 91 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takura is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 18 km away. Kotdwara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurae (under 2 km), Dholi Gaon (under 2 km) and Kotla (3.9 km).

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

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