# Tarka Village, Guthani, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Guthani, Siwan 

# Tarka

Tarka is a village in Guthani sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **796 people in 127 households**, the 58th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 796people (2011)
- 127households
- 81.0%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Tarka PIN code and other codes

Tarka falls in Guthani sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPadari
- Community development blockGuthani
- Census village code232169

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

## How far is Tarka from nearby towns?

- Guthani (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)28 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)10 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 Tarka?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Tarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Tarka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Tarka

Of every 100 households in Tarka in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tarka · ■ Guthani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**60%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**72%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

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 Tarka?

■ Tarka · ■ Guthani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117**

**940

Working population ****20.1%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 71.1% for women. 39% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 97 (61%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 53 (33%)

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 Guthani

- Khirauli826 people
- Majhawalia823 people
- Kishunpura814 people
- Surwar Gondi799 people
- Bharauli785 people
- Piparpanti781 people
- Panrepar777 people
- Deuria767 people

[All 105 villages in Guthani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/guthani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tarka from Siwan?28 km by road
- What is the population of Tarka?796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarka in?Siwan district (Guthani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tarka?81.0% (Census 2011)