Taki (India)

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Coordinates: 22.59° N 88.92° E

Taki
Taki
State  - District(s)	West Bengal  - North 24 Parganas
Coordinates	22.59° N 88.92° E
Area  - Elevation	- 5 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)  - Density	37,302  -
Municipality Chairman	Dilip Banerjee [1]

Taki is a city and a municipality under Hasnabad police station of Basirhat subdivision ^[2]in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Geography

Taki is located at 22.59° N 88.92° E^[3]. It has an average elevation of 5 metres (16 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Taki had a population of 37,302. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Taki has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 61%. In Taki, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] References

1. ^ Official District Administration site
2. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Taki

[edit] See also

Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district

• Bangaon subdivision • Bangaon | Petrapole | Sonatikiri | • Barasat Sadar subdivision • Ashoknagar Kalyangarh | Bara Bamonia | Barasat | Gobardanga | Guma | Habra | Hridaypur | Madhyamgram | Maslandapur | Nebadhai Duttapukur | Nokpul | Raigachhi | Rajarhat | • Barrackpore subdivision • Baranagar | Barrackpore | Barrackpur Cantonment | Bhatpara | Chandpur | Dakshineswar | Dum Dum | Durganagar | Garshyamnagar | Garulia | Halisahar | Ichapore | Ichhapur Defence Estate | Jafarpur | Jagatdal | Jetia | Kamarhati | Kanchrapara | Kaugachhi | Khardaha | Muragachha | Naihati | New Barrackpur | North Barrackpur | North Dumdum | Panihati | Patulia | Ruiya | Sodepur | South Dumdum | Talbandha | Titagarh | • Basirhat subdivision • Baduria | Basirhat | Dhanyakuria | Taki | • Bidhannagar subdivision • Bidhan Nagar |