# Tarokhar Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Tarokhar

Tarokhar is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,563 people in 237 households**, the 21st largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,563people (2011)
- 237households
- 67.5%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Tarokhar PIN code and other codes

Tarokhar falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaitar
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245139

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

## How far is Tarokhar from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)25 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)25 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 Tarokhar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Tarokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Tarokhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Tarokhar

Of every 100 households in Tarokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tarokhar · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**89%

Use banking services ****44%**

**47%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Tarokhar?

■ Tarokhar · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**927

Working population ****38.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 53.1% for women. 51% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (25%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 118 (20%) · **■** Marginal 271 (45%)

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 Giriak

- Puraini1,989 people
- Kairua1,951 people
- Ghora Katora1,802 people
- Markata1,742 people
- Saindih1,478 people
- Sakuchi1,312 people
- Mohammadpur1,275 people
- Manpur1,271 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tarokhar from Biharsharif?25 km by road
- What is the population of Tarokhar?1,563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarokhar in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tarokhar?67.5% (Census 2011)