Thakerਥਕੇਰ

Where is Thaker?

Thaker is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030940, and it covers 148 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 495 people in Thaker: 237 men and 258 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 148 hectares, the population density works out to about 334 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1089 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 175 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.19 per cent and women at 80.97 per cent. The census recorded 131 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 131 main workers, the largest group, 67, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thaker's land. Of the village's 148 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 66 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (66 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 63 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Thaker is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandaur, Mokh, Panwan and Jhojhar Chathial.

What is the population of Thaker?

The population of Thaker was 495 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Thaker have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Thaker has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.