# Takrana Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Takrana

Takrana is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173212**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 24 households**, the 117th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 117people (2011)
- 24households
- 74.5%literacy
- 173212PIN code

## Takrana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Takrana is 173212.** Takrana falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173212
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022496

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

## How far is Takrana from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)27 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)27 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 Takrana?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Takrana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kurgal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gauhra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Takrana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and peas**. About 8% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Takrana

Of every 100 households in Takrana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Takrana · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**18%

Tap water ****96%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**63%

Use banking services ****92%**

**93%

Television ****42%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****12%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**80%

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 Takrana?

■ Takrana · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****648**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**917

Working population ****63.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 68.3% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (12%) · **■** Marginal 23 (31%)

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 Kandaghat

- Kotla120 people
- Shadyal120 people
- Kot118 people
- Naog118 people
- Kun116 people
- Tikar116 people
- Dhangeel113 people
- Hokal112 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Takrana?173212
- How far is Takrana from Solan?27 km by road
- What is the population of Takrana?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takrana in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Takrana?74.5% (Census 2011)