# Takrota Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Takrota

Takrota is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173220**. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 40 households**, the 65th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 209people (2011)
- 40households
- 82.3%literacy
- 173220PIN code

## Takrota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Takrota is 173220.** Takrota falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173220
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021729

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

## How far is Takrota from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)46 km by road
- Parwanoo (nearest town)13 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 Takrota?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Takrota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mozal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mozal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gurakhal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Takrota known for?

The main crops are **wheat, tomato and maize**. About 39% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Takrota

Of every 100 households in Takrota in 2011, 100 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Takrota · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**22%

Tap water ****25%**

**74%

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

**48%

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

**42%

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

**42%

Use banking services ****95%**

**82%

Television ****95%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**60%

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 Takrota?

■ Takrota · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**907

Working population ****62.2%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 76.4% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 107 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (17%)

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 Kasauli

- Kot Khas219 people
- Gosan212 people
- Jandauri210 people
- Mando Matkanda210 people
- Khajret205 people
- Dhar204 people
- Kotla199 people
- Seola196 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Takrota?173220
- How far is Takrota from Solan?46 km by road
- What is the population of Takrota?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takrota in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Takrota?82.3% (Census 2011)