# Tarkun Village, Tira Sujanpur, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tira Sujanpur, Hamirpur 

# Tarkun

Tarkun is a village in Tira Sujanpur sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176108**. The 2011 Census counted **65 people in 10 households**, the 149th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 65people (2011)
- 10households
- 84.9%literacy
- 176108PIN code

## Tarkun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tarkun is 176108.** Tarkun falls in Tira Sujanpur sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176108
- Community development blockTira Sujanpur
- Census village code016378

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

## How far is Tarkun from nearby towns?

- Tira Sujanpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)17 km by road
- Tira Sujanpur (nearest town)8 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 Tarkun?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barai
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sujanpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Tarkun known for?

The main crops are **wheat, vegetable and maize**. About 35% of the 22 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tarkun

Of every 100 households in Tarkun in 2011, 90 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tarkun · ■ Tira Sujanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**96%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****50%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****40%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Tarkun?

■ Tarkun · ■ Tira Sujanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1241**

**1192

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**891

Working population ****75.4%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 79% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (14%) · **■** Other work 18 (37%) · **■** Marginal 24 (49%)

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 Tira Sujanpur

- Chamiana68 people
- Puneh Attru68 people
- Bhatiana Rajputtan67 people
- Ukhli66 people
- Thathi Sanewan65 people
- Gahlian64 people
- Mathan63 people
- Garoru Mahalan61 people

[All 205 villages in Tira Sujanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/tira-sujanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarkun?176108
- How far is Tarkun from Hamirpur?17 km by road
- What is the population of Tarkun?65 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarkun in?Hamirpur district (Tira Sujanpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tarkun?84.9% (Census 2011)