- Taki (India)
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Taki for disambiguation". Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Taki | type = city | latd = 22.59 | longd = 88.92
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = North 24 Parganas
leader_title =Municipality Chairman
leader_name =Dilip Banerjee [ [http://north24parganas.nic.in/municipality.html Official District Administration site] ]
altitude = 5
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 37,302| population_density =
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footnotes =Taki is a city and a
municipality underHasnabad police station ofBasirhat subdivision [ [http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of statutory towns] ] inNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndia n state ofWest Bengal .Geography
Taki is located at coord|22.59|N|88.92|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Taki.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Taki] ] . It has an average elevation of 5
metre s (16 feet).Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus [GR|India] , 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.Healthcare
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [cite web | url = http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm
title = Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ) | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | last = | first = | work = Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India | publisher = SOES]References
External links
* [http://www.takimunicipality.in A site with information on Taki]
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