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About Taktipur Abad Village

Taktipur Abad is one of the larger villages in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,832, made up of 3,540 males and 3,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 925.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taktipur Abad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taktipur Abad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kakdwip
Pincode 743347
Area (hectares) 925.1 hectares
Population 6,832
Male Population 3,540
Female Population 3,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taktipur Abad compares

By the 2011 count Taktipur Abad is the 14th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 925.1 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Taktipur Abad

Taktipur Abad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taktipur Abad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taktipur Abad from other places

Taktipur Abad lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kashinagar, about 5.3 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 Taktipur Abad
Nearest railway station Kashinagar 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kakdwip 6.5 km
Nearest town Haldia 23 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Taktipur Abad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kakdwip 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 Taktipur Abad

As per the Census of India 2011, Taktipur Abad village had a population of 6,832. That makes it the 14th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Taktipur Abad village has 3,540 males and 3,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taktipur Abad has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Taktipur Abad is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taktipur Abad covers 925.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taktipur Abad falls under Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Taktipur Abad is Kashinagar, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Taktipur Abad.

Taktipur Abad is about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taktipur Abad is in Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kashinagar is about 5.3 km away. Kakdwip is about 6.5 km away. Haldia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thangara (under 2 km), Gopalnagar (3.1 km) and Chandipur (3.7 km).

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

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