Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha # Takhuva Takhuva is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385566. The 2011 Census counted 583 people in 93 households, the 131st largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 583 people (2011) - 93 households - 67.1% literacy - 385566 PIN code ## Takhuva PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Takhuva is 385566. Takhuva falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385566 - Gram panchayat Antrol - Community development block Tharad - Census village code 507482 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Takhuva from nearby towns? - Tharad (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 133 km by road - Tharad (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Takhuva? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Takhuva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service 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 - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Naroli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tharad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tharad - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Takhuva known for? The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, mung bean and sesame. About 97% of the 455 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Takhuva Of every 100 households in Takhuva in 2011, 68 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Takhuva · ■ Tharad rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 49% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95% - Tap water 93% 39% - Drinking water within premises 0% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 81% 61% - Television 9% 9% - Mobile phone 93% 72% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 4% - Car / jeep / van 4% 3% - None of these assets 7% 24% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Takhuva? ■ Takhuva · ■ Tharad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.1% 58.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 936 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 796 920 - Working population 28.6% 45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 45.1% for women. 56% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 114 (68%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (9%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 34 (20%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tharad - Pirgadh 808 people - Terol 807 people - Mahadevpura 654 people - Sanadhar 644 people - Mahajanpura 516 people - Ratanpura 509 people - Gagana 471 people All 134 villages in Tharad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Takhuva? 385566 - How far is Takhuva from Palanpur? 133 km by road - What is the population of Takhuva? 583 (Census 2011) - Which district is Takhuva in? Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Takhuva? 67.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/tharad/takhuva/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.