Taki is a Town and a municipality in

Basirhat subdivision Basirhat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zamindari ...

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...

in the

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Geography

Location

Taki is located at . It has an average elevation of 5

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s (16

feet The foot (: feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is an organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of ...

) at the bank of

Ichamati River Ichamati River () (also spelt Ichhamati), is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms part of the boundary between the two countries. The river is facing siltation leading to thin flow of water in the dry sea ...

Area overview

The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower

Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be ...

. It contains soil of mature black or brownish

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to recent

alluvium Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

. Numerous rivers, creeks and ''khals'' criss-cross the area. The tip of the

Sundarbans National Park Sundarbans National Park is a national park in West Bengal, India, and core part of tiger reserve and Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, biosphere reserve. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Fores ...

is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area. A large section of the area is a part of the

Sundarbans settlements Sundarbans (; pronounced ) is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal to t ...

. The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Taki had a total population of 38,263, of which 19,562 (51%) were males and 18,701 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 3,419. The total number of literate persons in Taki was 28,939 (83.05% of the population over 6 years). India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, 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.

Culture and education

There are a Library (Taki District Library) and a college named Taki Government College situated in Taki town. Taki Government High School, is the oldest school of this area. Other renowned schools like Taki S. L. Girls High School and Taki Bhabanath High School are there.

Ramakrishna Mission Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a spiritual and philanthropic organisation headquartered in Belur Math, West Bengal. The mission is named after the Indian Hindu spiritual guru and mystic Ramakrishna. The mission was founde ...

also established a branch with Taki Ramakrishna Mission High School and hostel facilities in Taki. Taki is known for its sweets called "Chhanar Malpoa" and Khajur Patal is also very popular at the time of winter. Other than local

Kali Puja Kali Puja (ISO: ), also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu calendar month o ...

Durga Puja Durga Puja (ISO 15919, ISO: , ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homage to the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victo ...

, etc. this place became a tourist picnic spot beside the

Ichamati river Ichamati River () (also spelt Ichhamati), is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms part of the boundary between the two countries. The river is facing siltation leading to thin flow of water in the dry sea ...

due to the international border between

and

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. Taki Government College was established in 1950. Affiliated to the

West Bengal State University West Bengal State University (WBSU) is a public university situated in Berunanpukuria, North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the Legislative Assembly in 2007. History The Government of West Bengal through a ...

, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, philosophy, political science, economics, geography, mathematics, chemistry, physics, botany and zoology, and a post-graduate course in Bengali.

Transport

Taki Road railway station Taki Road railway station (TKF) is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway zone, Eastern Railway. It is located in Taki (India) on the Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line, Barasat–Hasnabad line in N ...

is on the Barasat-Hasnabad line, which is part of the

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a suburban rail, suburban and regional rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. Its network has 45 ...

system. State Highway 2 passes through Taki.

Healthcare

Taki Rural Hospital at Taki with 50 beds functions as the main medical facility in

Hasnabad Hasnabad is a village and a gram panchayat in the Hasnabad CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Hasnabad is located at . The Ichhamati, the second m ...

CD Block. There are primary health centres at Bhurkundu (Bhawanipur PHC with 10 beds), Bhebia (Ghola PHC with 6 beds) and Bara Bankra (Barunhat PHC with 10).

Notable people

* Gautam Deb, former minister *

Bimal Kar Bimal Kar (19 September 1921 — 26 August 2003) was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Bengali. He received the 1975 Sahitya Akademi Award presented by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, for his novel ''Asamay''. ...

, writer * Shankar Roychowdhury, General of

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Ashoke Kumar Sen Ashoke Kumar Sen (10 October 1913 – 21 September 1996) was an Indian barrister, a former Cabinet minister of India, and an Indian parliamentarian. He also holds the record for winning a Lok Sabha seat the most times and also the record for b ...

, independent India's first law minister

Gallery Of Taki

Image:Taki RailwayStation.jpg, Ticket counter at Taki railway station Image:Taki ViewFromGuestHouse.jpg, View from Taki Guest House. The shores of Bangladesh is visible on the other side of

File:Boat On the Ichhamati.From Taki-Saidpur.JPG, Ichhamati File:Icchamati River at Taki 22.jpg, Boat ride at Ichhamati in Taki File:Kali Puja in Taki.JPG, Kali Puja File:Icchamati River at Taki 09.jpg, Taki, riverside road File:Taki town at North 37 Pgns.jpg, Taki Jora Temple File:Taki watch tower and Ichamati River.jpg, Taki watch tower and Ichamati River File:Golpata Forest, Taki 3.jpg, Tourist walk along the canopy walk of Golpata Forest File:Golpata Forest, Taki 1.jpg, Tourist walk along the canopy walk of Golpata Forest

References

External links

A site with information on Taki

Taki travel information
{{Authority control Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district Cities in West Bengal