# Taksal Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/taksal/ Village · Kasauli, Solan # Taksal Taksal is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173220**. The 2011 Census counted **3,172 people in 1,011 households**, the 1st largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 3,172people (2011) - 1,011households - 86.1%literacy - 173220PIN code ## Taksal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Taksal is 173220.** Taksal falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173220 - Community development blockDharampur - Census village code021542 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Taksal from nearby towns? - Kasauli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Solan (district HQ)41 km by road - Parwanoo (nearest town)1 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 Taksal? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Taksal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parwanoo - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kalka - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garkhal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Taksal known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 20% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Taksal Of every 100 households in Taksal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Taksal · ■ Kasauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****88%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **22% Tap water ****84%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%** **42% Use banking services ****62%** **82% Television ****54%** **75% Mobile phone ****83%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****9%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **10% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****21%** **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 Taksal? ■ Taksal · ■ Kasauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%** **84.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****626** **826 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **907 Working population ****52.5%** **47.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 78.2% for women. 68% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,565 (94%) · **■** Marginal 82 (5%) 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 - Dhar Ki Ber2,334 people - Kasauli Gaon2,131 people - Mohal Ambota2,045 people - Dharampur1,732 people [All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Taksal?173220 - How far is Taksal from Solan?41 km by road - What is the population of Taksal?3,172 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taksal in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Taksal?86.1% (Census 2011)