Takharਤਖਰ

Where is Takhar?

Takhar is a village in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and is served by the Takhar Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039445, and it covers 297 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,401 people in Takhar: 732 men and 669 women, living in 251 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 297 hectares, the population density works out to about 472 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 337 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.6 per cent and women at 69.27 per cent. The census recorded 556 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 471 main workers, the largest group, 310, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 124 cultivators on their own land and 34 agricultural labourers. A further 85 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Takhar's land. Of the village's 297 hectares, 287 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (287 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 127 cultivators and 63 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Takhar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhudan, Jafrabad, Bukkanwala and Mehbubpura.

What is the population of Takhar?

The population of Takhar was 1,401 at the 2011 census, living in 251 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Takhar have?

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