# Tarkhankar Village, Baroh, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baroh, Kangra 

# Tarkhankar

Tarkhankar is a village in Baroh sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176037**. The 2011 Census counted **63 people in 10 households**, the 131st largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 63people (2011)
- 10households
- 78.2%literacy
- 176037PIN code

## Tarkhankar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tarkhankar is 176037.** Tarkhankar falls in Baroh sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176037
- Community development blockKangra
- Census village code010022

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

## How far is Tarkhankar from nearby towns?

- Baroh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)34 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)15 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 Tarkhankar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Tarkhankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Muktehr
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sunhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarotari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Tarkhankar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 37% of the 33 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 Tarkhankar

Of every 100 households in Tarkhankar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tarkhankar · ■ Baroh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****50%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**9%

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 Tarkhankar?

■ Tarkhankar · ■ Baroh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1172**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**900

Working population ****77.8%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 77.4% for women. 72% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 49 (100%)

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 Baroh

- Bhati69 people
- Jol69 people
- Jatehr64 people
- Har63 people
- Thamba62 people
- Thathal62 people
- Chakban Sarotari58 people
- Than58 people

[All 169 villages in Baroh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baroh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarkhankar?176037
- How far is Tarkhankar from Dharmsala?34 km by road
- What is the population of Tarkhankar?63 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarkhankar in?Kangra district (Baroh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tarkhankar?78.2% (Census 2011)