# Takam Village, Berla, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Berla, Durg 

# Takam

Takam is a village in Berla sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 186 households**, the 69th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 186households
- 66.7%literacy
- 491331PIN code

## Takam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Takam is 491331.** Takam falls in Berla sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491331
- Gram panchayatTakam
- Community development blockBerla
- Census village code442286

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Takam from nearby towns?

- Berla (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)60 km by road
- Berla (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Takam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Takam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Berla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Berla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Takam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 73% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Takam

Of every 100 households in Takam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Takam · ■ Berla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****77%**

**63%

Television ****42%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Takam?

■ Takam · ■ Berla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**975

Working population ****55.9%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 325 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (38%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 53 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Berla

- Achholi1,177 people
- Jamgaon1,177 people
- Kurud1,158 people
- Bharchatti1,144 people
- Andu1,105 people
- Khamtarai1,101 people
- Jamghat1,087 people
- Gondgiri1,063 people

[All 136 villages in Berla](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/berla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Takam?491331
- How far is Takam from Durg?60 km by road
- What is the population of Takam?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takam in?Durg district (Berla sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Takam?66.7% (Census 2011)