Taki (India)
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| ?Taki West Bengal • India |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 5 m (16 ft) |
| District(s) | North 24 Parganas |
| Population | 37,302 (2001) |
| 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.
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[edit] Geography
Taki is located at [3]. It has an average elevation of 5 metres (16 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[4], 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] Healthcare
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Official District Administration site
- ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Taki
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ). Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
