# Takarla Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/takarla/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Takarla Takarla is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **2,430 people in 522 households**, the 6th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 2,430people (2011) - 522households - 67.6%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Takarla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Takarla is 144521.** Takarla falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatTakarla, Takarla Uparh Patti, Nawanpind Takrala - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032440 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Takarla from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)10 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 Takarla? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Takarla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rattewal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rattewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Takarla known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 60% of the 775 hectares of village land is sown, and 466 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 Takarla Of every 100 households in Takarla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Takarla · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****35%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **49% Tap water ****98%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **60% Use banking services ****64%** **75% Television ****70%** **78% Mobile phone ****82%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Takarla? ■ Takarla · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **861 Working population ****33.1%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 55.8% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 360 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (20%) · **■** Household industry 43 (5%) · **■** Other work 156 (19%) · **■** Marginal 87 (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 Balachaur - Saroa3,712 people - Taunsa3,144 people - Malewal3,019 people - Thopia2,526 people - Kathgarh2,372 people - Chandpur Rurki2,361 people - Udhanwal2,350 people - Mahitpur2,266 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Takarla?144521 - How far is Takarla from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Takarla?2,430 (Census 2011) - Which district is Takarla in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Takarla?67.6% (Census 2011)