# Tarka Village, Bhaiyathan, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja 

# Tarka

Tarka is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497231**. The 2011 Census counted **1,041 people in 269 households**, the 53rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,041people (2011)
- 269households
- 58.5%literacy
- 497231PIN code

## Tarka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tarka is 497231.** Tarka falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497231
- Gram panchayatTarka
- Community development blockBhaiyathan
- Census village code432742

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?

- Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town)35 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Darripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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?

About 31% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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, 49 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tarka · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**64%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**958

Working population ****55.1%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 43.7% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 512 (89%)

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 Bhaiyathan

- Dugga1,054 people
- Nawapara1,054 people
- Sawan Rawan1,051 people
- Dabaripara1,045 people
- Kapsara1,038 people
- Karaunda Munda1,037 people
- Jhilmili983 people
- Kenapara969 people

[All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarka?497231
- How far is Tarka from Ambikapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Tarka?1,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarka in?Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Tarka?58.5% (Census 2011)