About Takhran Village

Takhran is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 743 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takhran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takhran village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141115
Area (hectares)	289 hectares
Population	1,453
Male Population	743
Female Population	710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Takhran compares

By the 2011 count Takhran is the 37th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Takhran

Takhran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Takhran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Takhran from other places

Takhran lies about 27 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 7.1 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 Takhran
Nearest railway station	Lal kalan	7.1 km
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	7.6 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	27 km

Villages closest to Takhran

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

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Common questions about Takhran

As per the Census of India 2011, Takhran village had a population of 1,453. That makes it the 37th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Takhran village has 743 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takhran has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Takhran is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takhran covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takhran falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Takhran is Lal kalan, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Takhran.

Takhran is about 27 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takhran is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 7.1 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 7.1 km away. Samrala is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.