About Takhar Village

Takhar is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,401, made up of 732 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takhar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148023
Area (hectares)	297 hectares
Population	1,401
Male Population	732
Female Population	669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Takhar compares

By the 2011 count Takhar is the 71st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Takhar

Takhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shekhupur Khurd, Shergarh, Sherwani Kot and Sikandarpura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Takhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Takhar village had a population of 1,401. That makes it the 71st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Takhar village has 732 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takhar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Takhar is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takhar covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takhar falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The census record for Takhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Takhar is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.