# Takhar Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar 

# Takhar

Takhar is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144409**. The 2011 Census counted **757 people in 162 households**, the 147th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 757people (2011)
- 162households
- 81.6%literacy
- 144409PIN code

## Takhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Takhar is 144409.** Takhar falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144409
- Gram panchayatTakhar
- Community development blockRurka Kalan
- Census village code030204

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

## How far is Takhar from nearby towns?

- Phillaur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Goraya (nearest town)2 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 Takhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Takhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Birk
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Phagwara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Phagwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Takhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, cotton and sugarcane**. Products made here include spare parts. About 85% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Takhar

Of every 100 households in Takhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Takhar · ■ Phillaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**54%

Use banking services ****63%**

**78%

Television ****96%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**12%

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

**3%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Takhar?

■ Takhar · ■ Phillaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****520**

**882

Working population ****28.9%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 77.2% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 136 (62%) · **■** Marginal 23 (11%)

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 Phillaur

- Lohgarh770 people
- Buraj Hassan764 people
- Bir Bansian762 people
- Sultanpur761 people
- Bachhowal752 people
- Rajgomal752 people
- Palnau751 people
- Ajtani746 people

[All 236 villages in Phillaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Takhar?144409
- How far is Takhar from Jalandhar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Takhar?757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Takhar in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Takhar?81.6% (Census 2011)