Village · Khizirsarai, Gaya # Tarka Tarka is a village in Khizirsarai sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code 824233. The 2011 Census counted 1,959 people in 333 households, the 36th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%. - 1,959 people (2011) - 333 households - 61.1% literacy - 824233 PIN code ## Tarka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tarka is 824233. Tarka falls in Khizirsarai sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - PIN code 824233 - Gram panchayat Kutulupur - Community development block Khizirsarai - Census village code 255045 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tarka from nearby towns? - Khizirsarai (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 14 km by road - Gaya (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tarka? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Tarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tarka known for? The main crops are paddy. About 66% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tarka Of every 100 households in Tarka in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tarka · ■ Khizirsarai rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 1% - Toilet within the home 14% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 83% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 46% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 93% - Use banking services 48% 46% - Television 5% 9% - Mobile phone 48% 51% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 35% 32% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tarka? ■ Tarka · ■ Khizirsarai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 63.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 993 950 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1135 969 - Working population 31.3% 39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 51.2% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 313 (51%) · ■ Household industry 24 (4%) · ■ Other work 184 (30%) · ■ Marginal 56 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khizirsarai - Pirkhan Sarai 2,158 people - Keni 2,140 people - Khaira 2,005 people - Simrauka 1,985 people - Kewari 1,877 people - Adampur 1,870 people - Benaul 1,801 people - Kunrawa 1,779 people All 115 villages in Khizirsarai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tarka? 824233 - How far is Tarka from Gaya? 14 km by road - What is the population of Tarka? 1,959 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tarka in? Gaya district (Khizirsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Tarka? 61.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/khizirsarai/tarka/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.