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About Takria Village

Takria is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,002, made up of 486 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 162.68 hectares
Population 1,002
Male Population 486
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takria compares

By the 2011 count Takria is the 55th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 162.68 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Takria

Takria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takria 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. The nearest villages by name are Sorishabahal, Sugnibasa, Sukurhutu and Suraidih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Takria

As per the Census of India 2011, Takria village had a population of 1,002. That makes it the 55th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Takria village has 486 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takria has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Takria is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takria covers 162.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Takria falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Takria notes the nearest railway station 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 Takria.

Takria is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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