Village · Vav, Banas Kantha
# Takhatpura

Takhatpura is a village in Vav sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385566. The 2011 Census counted 781 people in 124 households, the 103rd largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.
- 781 people (2011)
- 124 households
- 70.9% literacy
- 385566 PIN code

## Takhatpura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Takhatpura is 385566. Takhatpura falls in Vav sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385566
- Gram panchayat Jordiyali
- Community development block Vav
- Census village code 507361

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

## How far is Takhatpura from nearby towns?
- Vav (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 133 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town) 46 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Takhatpura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Takhatpura; 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
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Vav
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tharad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vav
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 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 Takhatpura known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, mung bean and clusterbean. About 80% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Takhatpura

Of every 100 households in Takhatpura in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Takhatpura · ■ Vav rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 68%
- Toilet within the home 0% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92%
- Tap water 100% 83%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 31% 44%
- Television 6% 10%
- Mobile phone 50% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 50% 33%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Takhatpura?

■ Takhatpura · ■ Vav rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 59.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 871 909
- Working population 35.6% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 55.6% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 179 (64%) · ■ Farm labourers 32 (12%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 25 (9%) · ■ Marginal 39 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Vav
- Chandangadh 821 people
- Masali 810 people
- Bahisara 804 people
- Savpura 783 people
- Motipura 715 people
- Rabadi Padar 668 people
- Rajpura 652 people
- Takhatpura 636 people

All 121 villages in Vav

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Takhatpura? 385566
- How far is Takhatpura from Palanpur? 133 km by road
- What is the population of Takhatpura? 781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takhatpura in? Banas Kantha district (Vav sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Takhatpura? 70.9% (Census 2011)

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