Taki (India)
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| Coordinates | 22°35′N 88°55′E / 22.59°N 88.92°ECoordinates: 22°35′N 88°55′E / 22.59°N 88.92°E |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | North 24 Parganas |
| Municipality Chairman | Dilip Banerjee [1] |
| Parliamentary constituency | Basirhat |
| Assembly constituency | Basirhat Dakshin |
| Population | 37,302 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 5 metres (16 ft) |
| Website | north24parganas.nic.in |
Taki is a town 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 25°35′N 88°55′E / 25.59°N 88.92°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 5 metres (16 feet).
[edit] Culture
Taki has a good Library and College. Taki also has a branch of Ram Krishna Mission School with Hostel facilities.
Taki is known for its sweets called "Chhanar Malpoa".
Taki also is a prominent place for Kali Puja or Diwali festival more than Durga Puja.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] 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] Personalities
Independent India's first law minister Ashok Sen, hailed from Taki.
Taki is the home of Genral Shankar Roychoudhury.
[edit] Gallery
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Ticket counter at Taki railway station
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View from Taki Guest House. The shores of Bangladesh is visible on the other side of Ichamati River
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Ichhamati
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Kali Puja
[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. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "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. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
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Bijoya Dashami 2011 on the Ichhamati at Taki |
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