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About Takarana Village

Takarana is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 143 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takarana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takarana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 148.9 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 143
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Takarana compares

By the 2011 count Takarana is the 95th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 148.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Takarana

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

Takarana lies about 41 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 22 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 Takarana
Nearest town Mussoorie 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 19 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 22 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 41 km

Villages closest to Takarana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takarana village had a population of 275. That makes it the 95th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Takarana village has 143 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takarana has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Takarana is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takarana covers 148.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Takarana falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Takarana is Dehradun, about 22 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 Takarana.

Takarana is about 41 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takarana is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 6.0 km away. Dhanaulti is about 19 km away. Dehradun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chadogi (under 2 km), Bichhu (1.7 km) and Khas Kudaun (2.0 km).

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

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