# Torkara Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Torkara

Torkara is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 60 households**, the 56th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 291people (2011)
- 60households
- 62.1%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Torkara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Torkara is 176302.** Torkara falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007585

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

## How far is Torkara from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)57 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)2 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 Torkara?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Saloh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chuari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chauri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Torkara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 16% of the 124 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 Torkara

Of every 100 households in Torkara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Torkara · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

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

**40%

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

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**37%

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

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****98%**

**93%

Television ****73%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Torkara?

■ Torkara · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**902

Working population ****57.0%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 51.9% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (20%) · **■** Other work 28 (17%) · **■** Marginal 105 (63%)

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 Bhattiyat

- Dalori303 people
- Bhatoli302 people
- Ghatasani Pul302 people
- Dadriyaru300 people
- Mamal281 people
- Saloh279 people
- Barei269 people
- Jhanui267 people

[All 133 villages in Bhattiyat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhattiyat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Torkara?176302
- How far is Torkara from Chamba?57 km by road
- What is the population of Torkara?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Torkara in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Torkara?62.1% (Census 2011)