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About Taknaur Range Village

Taknaur Range is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 39 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 462 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taknaur Range Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taknaur Range village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 373187 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 39
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 462
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 Taknaur Range compares

By the 2011 count Taknaur Range is the 95th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 373187 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Taknaur Range

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

Taknaur Range lies about 15 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 74 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 Taknaur Range
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 5.4 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 15 km
Nearest town Tehri 43 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 74 km

Villages closest to Taknaur Range

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatwari 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 Taknaur Range

As per the Census of India 2011, Taknaur Range village had a population of 57. That makes it the 95th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Taknaur Range village has 39 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taknaur Range has about 462 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Taknaur Range is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taknaur Range covers 373187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taknaur Range falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Taknaur Range is Dehradun, about 74 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 Taknaur Range.

Taknaur Range is about 15 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taknaur Range is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 5.4 km away. Uttarkashi is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Didsari (under 2 km), Sari (under 2 km) and Sainj (under 2 km).

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

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