Takhatgarhਤਖਟਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Takhatgarh?

Takhatgarh is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and is served by the Takhatgarh, Takhatgarh Dhahna, Takhatgarh Tapprian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038484, and it covers 301 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,943 people in Takhatgarh: 1,501 men and 1,442 women, living in 560 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 301 hectares, the population density works out to about 978 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 961 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 295, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 748 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.61 per cent and women at 73.46 per cent. The census recorded 1,151 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 833 main workers, the largest group, 532, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 244 cultivators on their own land and 46 agricultural labourers. A further 318 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Takhatgarh's land. Of the village's 301 hectares, 243 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 236 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (236 hectares). About 58 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 267 cultivators and 75 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Takhatgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahman Majra, Bhaton, Jhandian and Bhogipur.

What is the population of Takhatgarh?

The population of Takhatgarh was 2,943 at the 2011 census, living in 560 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Takhatgarh have?

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