# Tarkeshwarpur Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Premnagar, Surguja 

# Tarkeshwarpur

Tarkeshwarpur is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 414 households**, the 15th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,564people (2011)
- 414households
- 59.8%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Tarkeshwarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tarkeshwarpur is 497116.** Tarkeshwarpur falls in Premnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatTarkeshwarpur
- Community development blockPremnagar
- Census village code432898

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

## How far is Tarkeshwarpur from nearby towns?

- Premnagar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Premnagar (nearest town)16 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 Tarkeshwarpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Tarkeshwarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Tarkeshwarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 66% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Tarkeshwarpur

Of every 100 households in Tarkeshwarpur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tarkeshwarpur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****99%**

**72%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**34%

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 Tarkeshwarpur?

■ Tarkeshwarpur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**957

Working population ****70.1%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 49.5% for women. 69% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 367 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 620 (57%)

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 Premnagar

- Raghunathpur1,708 people
- Namna1,677 people
- Bramhapur1,649 people
- Mahgai1,616 people
- Annapurna1,517 people
- Tara1,291 people
- Hariharpur1,283 people
- Bhagwanpur1,236 people

[All 46 villages in Premnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarkeshwarpur?497116
- How far is Tarkeshwarpur from Ambikapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Tarkeshwarpur?1,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarkeshwarpur in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Tarkeshwarpur?59.8% (Census 2011)