# Takia Bal Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/takia-bal/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Takia Bal Takia Bal is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 145 households**, the 35th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 995people (2011) - 145households - 64.7%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Takia Bal PIN code and other codes Takia Bal falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatDupt Yar - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003613 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Takia Bal from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)9 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)3 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 Takia Bal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Takia Bal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khashteng - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijbehara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bijbehara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 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 Takia Bal known for? Products made here include crewel. About 72% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Takia Bal Of every 100 households in Takia Bal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Takia Bal · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****37%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **38% Tap water ****98%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****33%** **71% Television ****62%** **52% Mobile phone ****77%** **79% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Takia Bal? ■ Takia Bal · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **870 Working population ****28.5%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 52.3% for women. 42% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 50 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (42%) · **■** Marginal 112 (39%) 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 Bijbehara - Dari Gund1,318 people - Kandi Pora1,197 people - Gund Chel1,098 people - Ader1,016 people - Aswara992 people - Sangam974 people - Thaji War870 people - Subhan Pahari744 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Takia Bal from Anantnag?9 km by road - What is the population of Takia Bal?995 (Census 2011) - Which district is Takia Bal in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Takia Bal?64.7% (Census 2011)