Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri
# Takha

Takha is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 77 people in 20 households, the 44th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 77 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 58.9% literacy
- 1,081 females per 1,000 males

## Takha PIN code and other codes

Takha falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Ziro-Ii
- Census village code 264997

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Takha from nearby towns?
- Yachuli (sub-district HQ) 71 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town) 90 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Takha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Takha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bentam
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Yazali
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Itanagar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Takha known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and cardamom. About 16% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Takha

Of every 100 households in Takha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Takha · ■ Pistana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 91%
- Toilet within the home 48% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 52% 43%
- Tap water 100% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 65%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 29% 62%
- Television 0% 25%
- Mobile phone 14% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 5% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 12%
- None of these assets 48% 29%
- Own their home 81% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Takha?

■ Takha · ■ Pistana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.9% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1081 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1100 926
- Working population 45.5% 33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 44.8% for women. 41% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (97%) · ■ Marginal 1 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pistana
- Hitu 91 people
- Miya 91 people
- Murta 89 people
- Tako 78 people
- Korli 72 people
- Sarak 70 people
- Kulu Tago 66 people
- Tapa Happa 65 people

All 57 villages in Pistana

## Quick answers
- How far is Takha from Ziro? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Takha? 77 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takha in? Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Takha? 58.9% (Census 2011)

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