Village · Kalpa, Kinnaur # Tarkhwa Tarkhwa is a village in Kalpa sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172107. The 2011 Census counted 386 people in 72 households, the 19th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 386 people (2011) - 72 households - 83.1% literacy - 172107 PIN code ## Tarkhwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tarkhwa is 172107. Tarkhwa falls in Kalpa sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172107 - Community development block Kalpa - Census village code 027026 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tarkhwa from nearby towns? - Reckong Peo (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Reckong Peo (district HQ) 2 km by road - Rampur (nearest town) 102 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tarkhwa? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Tarkhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Regkongpeo - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Regkong Peo - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Regkong Peo - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tarkhwa known for? The main crops are apple, barley and pulses. About 61% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tarkhwa Of every 100 households in Tarkhwa in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 25 a car. ■ Tarkhwa · ■ Kalpa rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 96% - Toilet within the home 83% 79% - No toilet (open defecation) 17% 20% - Tap water 96% 92% - Drinking water within premises 64% 63% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 88% 66% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 12% 22% - Use banking services 94% 87% - Television 96% 72% - Mobile phone 80% 88% - Computer with internet 7% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 25% 19% - None of these assets 0% 4% - Own their home 97% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tarkhwa? ■ Tarkhwa · ■ Kalpa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.1% 82.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1169 859 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1133 962 - Working population 49.0% 61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 77.0% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 139 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 38 (20%) · ■ Marginal 9 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalpa - Purbani Khas 451 people - Pawari 448 people - Saryo 415 people - Raang 388 people - Kashmir 357 people - Rogi 350 people - Mebar Khas 278 people - Telingi 242 people All 84 villages in Kalpa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tarkhwa? 172107 - How far is Tarkhwa from Reckong Peo? 2 km by road - What is the population of Tarkhwa? 386 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tarkhwa in? Kinnaur district (Kalpa sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tarkhwa? 83.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/kalpa/tarkhwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.