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About Takoli Village

Takoli is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 136 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,199 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 174.73 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 136
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,199
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 Takoli compares

By the 2011 count Takoli is the 98th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 174.73 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Takoli

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

Takoli lies about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 43 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 Takoli
Nearest town Srīnagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 21 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 21 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 43 km

Villages closest to Takoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takoli village had a population of 299. That makes it the 98th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Takoli village has 136 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takoli has about 1199 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Takoli is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takoli covers 174.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Takoli falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Takoli is Rishikesh, about 43 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 Takoli.

Takoli is about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takoli is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 14 km away. Devprayag is about 21 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talyamandal (under 2 km), Kaphald (under 2 km) and Seel (under 2 km).

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

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