Village · Dindori, Nashik # Takanchapada Takanchapada is a village in Dindori sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 562 people in 115 households, the 146th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 562 people (2011) - 115 households - 66.2% literacy - 945 females per 1,000 males ## Takanchapada PIN code and other codes Takanchapada falls in Dindori sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Dindori - Census village code 550603 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Takanchapada from nearby towns? - Dindori (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Nashik (district HQ) 50 km by road - Nashik (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Takanchapada? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Takanchapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Wani - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dindori - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dindori - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Takanchapada known for? About 100% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 496 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Takanchapada Of every 100 households in Takanchapada in 2011, 36 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Takanchapada · ■ Dindori rural average - Electricity for lighting 36% 65% - Toilet within the home 23% 36% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 55% - Tap water 0% 48% - Drinking water within premises 1% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 31% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 66% - Use banking services 51% 58% - Television 16% 39% - Mobile phone 60% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 21% 27% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 32% 30% - Own their home 98% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Takanchapada? ■ Takanchapada · ■ Dindori rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.2% 77.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 702 905 - Working population 66.9% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 52.9% for women. 64% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 320 (85%) · ■ Farm labourers 46 (12%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dindori - Pingalwadi 645 people - Borvand 631 people - Gawalwadi 623 people - Shreeramnagar 575 people - Joranpada 548 people - Sadrale 537 people - Dehare 530 people - Tetmala 505 people All 158 villages in Dindori ## Quick answers - How far is Takanchapada from Nashik? 50 km by road - What is the population of Takanchapada? 562 (Census 2011) - Which district is Takanchapada in? Nashik district (Dindori sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Takanchapada? 66.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/takanchapada/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.