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{{Short description|Town in West Bengal, India}}
{{Other uses|Taki (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Taki
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Taki Road rail station 02.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Taki Road railway station]]
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.59|N|88.92|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Taki Municipality
| leader_title = Municipality Chairman
| leader_name = Somnath Mukhopadhaya<ref>[http://north24parganas.nic.in/municipality.html Official District Administration site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070115061456/http://north24parganas.nic.in/municipality.html |date=2007-01-15 }}</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 15.54
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 5
| population_total = 38,263
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=341935 |title=Census of India: Search Details |access-date=22 May 2014 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120612/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=341935 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 743429
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03217
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basirhat]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Basirhat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Basirhat Dakshin]]
| website = https://takimunicipality.in
| footnotes =
}}
'''Taki''' is a Town and a municipality in [[Basirhat subdivision]]<ref>[http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163402/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |date=2011-07-21 }}</ref> of [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord12={{coord|22|32|54|N|88|49|7|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Sadigachhi| numbered12=CT| mark-title12=[[Sadigachhi]] (CT)
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|mark-coord21={{coord|22|34|30|N|88|55|2|E}} | label-pos21=right|label21= Hasnabad| numbered21=R| mark-title21= [[Hasnabad]] (R) |shape-color21=#C40000
|mark-coord22={{coord|22|12|58|N|88|58|53|E}} | label-pos22=top|label22= Hemnagar| numbered22=R| mark-title22= [[Hemnagar, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color22=#C40000
|mark-coord23={{coord|22|44|12|N|88|46|20|E}} | label-pos23=left|label23= Iswarigachha| numbered23=R| mark-title23= [[Iswarigachha]] (R) |shape-color23=#C40000
|mark-coord24={{coord|22|25|18|N|88|52|10|E}} | label-pos24=left|label24= Kalinagar| numbered24=R| mark-title24= [[Kalinagar, North 24 Parganas]] (R) |shape-color24=#C40000
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===Location===
Taki is located at {{Coord|22.59|N|88.92|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Taki.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Taki]</ref> It has an average elevation of 5 [[metre]]s (16 [[foot (length)|feet]]) at the bank of [[Ichamati River]].

===Area overview===
The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower [[Ganges Delta]]. It contains soil of mature black or brownish [[loam]] to recent [[alluvium]]. Numerous rivers, creeks and ''khals'' criss-cross the area. The tip of the [[Sundarbans National Park]] 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Page 13 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 16 April 2018}}</ref> A large section of the area is a part of the [[Sundarbans settlements]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 3 November 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook |work = North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 2 May 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 2019-01-21 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 2 May 2018}}</ref>

<small>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.</small>

==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).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 29 May 2018 }}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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==
[[File:Sonar Bangla Hotel, Taki.jpg|thumb|Sonar Bangla Hotel, Taki]]
[[File:Golpata Forest, Taki 2.jpg|thumb|Canopy walk at Golpata Forest]]
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]] 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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} Other than local [[Kali Puja]], [[Durga Puja]], etc. this place became a tourist picnic spot beside the [[Ichamati river]] due to the international border between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]].

[[Taki Government College]] was established in 1950. Affiliated to the [[West Bengal State University]], 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/TakiGovernmentCollege/Taki_Government_College.shtml | title = Taki Government College | publisher = College Admission |access-date = 8 May 2018}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[Taki Road railway station]] is on the [[Sealdah-Hasnabad-Bangaon-Ranaghat line|Barasat-Hasnabad line]], which is part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/17692/7870/7862 |title = 33311 Barasat-Hasnabad local |work= Time Table| publisher= India Railinfo | access-date = 30 May 2018}}</ref>

[[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|State Highway 2]] passes through Taki.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1911_PART_A_DCHB_NORTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf |title = District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Map of Hasnabad CD Block, Page 671 | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal | access-date = 30 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 30 May 2018}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Taki Rural Hospital at Taki with 50 beds functions as the main medical facility in [[Hasnabad (community development block)|Hasnabad]] CD Block. There are [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centres]] at Bhurkundu (Bhawanipur PHC with 10 beds), Bhebia (Ghola PHC with 6 beds) and Bara Bankra (Barunhat PHC with 10).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 30 May 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==


* [[Gautam Deb]], former minister
* [[Bimal Kar]], writer
* [[Shankar Roychowdhury]], General of [[Indian Army]]
* [[Ashoke Kumar Sen]], independent India's first law minister

==Gallery Of Taki==
<gallery mode="packed">
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 [[Ichamati River]]
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
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.takimunicipality.in A site with information on Taki]
* [http://www.tourismlive.in/2011/taki-west-bengal/ Taki travel information]
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