Thakar Kiਥਕਰ ਕੀ

Where is Thakar Ki?

Thakar Ki is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029673, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 733 people in Thakar Ki: 375 men and 358 women, living in 154 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 640 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 955 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 334 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.47 per cent and women at 76.62 per cent. The census recorded 225 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 155 main workers, the largest group, 99, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 55 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thakar Ki's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (76 hectares). About 23 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 59 cultivators and 4 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Thakar Ki is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kot Puransingh, Sadarpur, Bhanoki and Khera.

What is the population of Thakar Ki?

The population of Thakar Ki was 733 at the 2011 census, living in 154 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Thakar Ki have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Thakar Ki has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.