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Takiya

तकिया
Itwa mandal
Pincode 272192
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Takiya observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
prem shankar
Contact: 86****0712
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LGD code
177810
Pincode
272192
Post office
Itwa
Population
140
Households
20
Literacy rate
49.3%
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000♂
Workers
74
Census 2011 · in context

How Takiya compares

By population, Takiya ranks #423 of 459 villages in Itwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.3%
+7.2% vs mandal average
Takiya
49.3%
Itwa mandal
42.1%
Siddharthnagar district
48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
−42 vs mandal average
Takiya
972
Itwa mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
7.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
Takiya
7.0
Itwa mandal
6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Takiya at a glance

Takiya is a village of 140 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Itwa tehsil, Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, the 423rd-largest of 459 villages in Itwa tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 42% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 272192, served by Itwa post office; the LGD village code is 177810. The sarpanch is prem shankar, and the village votes in Katra Bazar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bawan Singh. The population is estimated at 165 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Takiya · this village14049%—
Sangrampur · Itwa1,36640%—
Chaukhariya · Itwa1,14251%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Takiya

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SIDDHARTHNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
6
Distance to district HQ (km)
56
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
SANGRAMPUR
Total area (ha)
51.9
Irrigated area (ha)
24.78
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Takiya

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Takiya

LGD code
177810
Pincode
272192
Post office
Itwa
Population (Census 2011)
140
Population (projected 2026)
165
Households
20
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
972
Literacy rate
49.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kaiserganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Katra Bazar
Member of Parliament
Karan Bhushan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bawan Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
prem shankar
Block / Mandal
Itwa
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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