Takhtuwalaਤਖਟੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Takhtuwala?

Takhtuwala is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034201, and it covers 70 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 187 people in Takhtuwala: 92 men and 95 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 70 hectares, the population density works out to about 269 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1033 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.77 per cent and women at 55.06 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 59, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Takhtuwala's land. Of the village's 70 hectares, 65 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (65 hectares). About 4 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 59 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Takhtuwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sanghera, Madarpur, Melak Akalian and Bundala.

What is the population of Takhtuwala?

The population of Takhtuwala was 187 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Takhtuwala have?

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