# Takia Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Takia

Takia is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,844 people in 409 households**, the 76th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,844people (2011)
- 409households
- 29.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Takia PIN code and other codes

Takia falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirahwa
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216692

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Takia from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)5 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Takia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Takia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Takia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Takia

Of every 100 households in Takia in 2011, 9 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Takia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Takia?

■ Takia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.5%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**957

Working population ****30.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.2% for men and 21.6% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 467 (83%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 32 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narkatiaganj

- Maldi1,926 people
- Siarahi1,880 people
- Sakhuania1,867 people
- Baitapur1,856 people
- Katgharwa1,817 people
- Pokharia1,791 people
- Sitwapur1,732 people
- Harsari1,718 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Takia from Bettiah?5 km by road
- What is the population of Takia?1,844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Takia?29.5% (Census 2011)