# Tirkha Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Tirkha

Tirkha is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **864 people in 140 households**, the 85th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 864people (2011)
- 140households
- 60.4%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Tirkha PIN code and other codes

Tirkha falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTirkha
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256550

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

## How far is Tirkha from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)8 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 Tirkha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Tirkha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Tirkha

Of every 100 households in Tirkha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tirkha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****28%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Tirkha?

■ Tirkha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**958

Working population ****38.9%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 48.5% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 244 (73%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Gothu901 people
- Harli Kalan898 people
- Nimahar893 people
- Mobarakpur882 people
- Sirisani chak847 people
- Bajraha815 people
- Barawan810 people
- Bhalua809 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tirkha from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Tirkha?864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tirkha in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tirkha?60.4% (Census 2011)