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Taknar

Kanda mandal
Pincode 263640
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Taknar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Taknar

  • Bhadrakali Temple · 2.6 km

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LGD code
50817
Pincode
263640
Post office
Kameridevi
Population
208
Households
45
Literacy rate
63.5%
Sex ratio
1167 ♀/1000♂
Workers
101
Distance to district centre
36 km
Distance to mandal centre
29 km
Distance to Dehradun
195 km
Distance to Delhi
301 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 75 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Jalmani · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Taknar compares

By population, Taknar ranks #44 of 180 villages in Kanda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.5%
−4.9% vs mandal average
Taknar
63.5%
Kanda mandal
68.4%
Bageshwar district
69.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,167
+40 vs mandal average
Taknar
1,167
Kanda mandal
1,127
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.5 vs mandal average
Taknar
4.6
Kanda mandal
4.1

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

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Taknar at a glance

Taknar is a village of 208 people in 45 households (Census 2011) in Kanda tehsil, Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand, the 44th-largest of 180 villages in Kanda tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,167 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Bageshwar district centre, 54 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 75 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263640, served by Kameridevi post office; the LGD village code is 50817. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jalmani, 6 km away. The village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 245 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Taknar

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Taknar · this village20864%
Sainar · Thal26264%0 km N
Khitoli · Thal1182%1.6 km SW
Dungri · Thal1878%2.1 km N
Dewali · Thal9278%2.4 km NW
Kapuri · Kanda34567%2.5 km S
Hipa · Thal10465%2.9 km NW

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Key facts — Taknar

LGD code
50817
Pincode
263640
Post office
Kameridevi
Population (Census 2011)
208
Population (projected 2026)
245
Households
45
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1167
Literacy rate
63.5%
Coordinates
29.82871°N, 79.98191°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Block / Mandal
Kanda
Getting there

How to reach Taknar

Mandal centre
Kanda · ≈ 29 km
≈ 1 h by car · 1 h 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bageshwar · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 14 min by car · 1 h 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 52 min by car · 2 h 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun195 kmcapital
  • Delhi301 km
  • Kolkata1161 km
  • Hyderabad1392 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam75 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station20 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jalmani6 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank20 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump36 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Taknar

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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