Takhanwadਤਖਂਵਡ

Where is Takhanwad?

Takhanwad is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034019, and it covers 1,225 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,930 people in Takhanwad: 2,600 men and 2,330 women, living in 972 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,225 hectares, the population density works out to about 402 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 513, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,902 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.42 per cent and women at 69.08 per cent. The census recorded 1,571 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 990 main workers, the largest group, 516, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 287 other workers in trade, transport and services and 177 agricultural labourers. A further 581 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Takhanwad's land. Of the village's 1,225 hectares, 1,097 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (530 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (567 hectares). About 128 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 533 cultivators and 523 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, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Takhanwad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moga, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhurkot Charat Singh, Madoke, Dala and Dhudike.

What is the population of Takhanwad?

The population of Takhanwad was 4,930 at the 2011 census, living in 972 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Takhanwad have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Takhanwad has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.