Skip to main content

About Takhar Village

Takhar is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 389 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takhar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144409
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 389
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Takhar compares

By the 2011 count Takhar is the 145th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Takhar

Takhar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Takhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Takhar from other places

Takhar lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mauli Block Hut, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Takhar
Nearest railway station Mauli Block Hut under 2 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Takhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Takhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Takhar village had a population of 757. That makes it the 145th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Takhar village has 389 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takhar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Takhar is 144409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takhar covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takhar falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Takhar is Mauli Block Hut, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Takhar.

Takhar is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takhar is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mauli Block Hut is about under 2 km away. Phagwāra is about 7.4 km away. Phillaur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chachrari (under 2 km), Sargundi (1.9 km) and Gohawar (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Takhar today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All