Takarlaਤਕਰਲਾ

Where is Takarla?

Takarla is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Takarla, Takarla Uparh Patti, Nawanpind Takrala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032440, and it covers 775 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,430 people in Takarla: 1,234 men and 1,196 women, living in 522 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 775 hectares, the population density works out to about 314 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 265, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 308 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.82 per cent and women at 55.85 per cent. The census recorded 804 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 717 main workers, the largest group, 360, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 158 agricultural labourers and 156 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 87 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Takarla's land. Of the village's 775 hectares, 466 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (316 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (150 hectares). About 118 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 371 cultivators and 187 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, 2 government middle schools 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and an allopathic hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Takarla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thopia, Adoana, Nawanpind Taprian and Bhanewal.

What is the population of Takarla?

The population of Takarla was 2,430 at the 2011 census, living in 522 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Takarla have?

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