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About Takling Khasmahal Village

Takling Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Rangli Rangliot tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 595 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takling Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takling Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Rangli Rangliot
Pincode 734312
Area (hectares) 229.86 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 595
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takling Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Takling Khasmahal is the 19th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents. Its 229.86 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Takling Khasmahal

Takling Khasmahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Takling Khasmahal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Takling Khasmahal from other places

Takling Khasmahal lies about 15 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 15 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 Takling Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters Rangli Rangliot 6.0 km
District headquarters Darjiling 15 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 15 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 15 km

Villages closest to Takling Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rangli Rangliot 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 Takling Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Takling Khasmahal village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 19th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Takling Khasmahal village has 595 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takling Khasmahal has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Takling Khasmahal is 734312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takling Khasmahal covers 229.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takling Khasmahal falls under Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Takling Khasmahal is Darjeeling, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Takling Khasmahal.

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

Takling Khasmahal is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 6.0 km away. Darjiling is about 15 km away. Dārjiling is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soriang Khasmahal (under 2 km), Bara Mungwa (1.8 km) and Teesta Valley Forest (2.1 km).

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

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