# Tarkasi Village, Budhal, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Budhal, Rajouri 

# Tarkasi

Tarkasi is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185233**. The 2011 Census counted **1,732 people in 392 households**, the 32nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 1,732people (2011)
- 392households
- 57.8%literacy
- 185233PIN code

## Tarkasi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tarkasi is 185233.** Tarkasi falls in Budhal sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185233
- Gram panchayatDrama
- Community development blockBudhal
- Census village code001440

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

## How far is Tarkasi from nearby towns?

- Budhal (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)35 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 Tarkasi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tarkasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Peeri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Tarkasi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. Products made here include carpet. About 40% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Tarkasi

Of every 100 households in Tarkasi in 2011, 64 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tarkasi · ■ Budhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**43%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**41%

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 Tarkasi?

■ Tarkasi · ■ Budhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**918

Working population ****57.2%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 41.3% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (11%) · **■** Marginal 647 (65%)

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 Budhal

- Narla1,973 people
- Kotchalwal1,892 people
- Tralla Gujjran1,838 people
- Behinambal1,756 people
- Phalini1,685 people
- Khorbani1,440 people
- Kot Ranka1,434 people
- Panglar1,245 people

[All 52 villages in Budhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarkasi?185233
- How far is Tarkasi from Rajouri?35 km by road
- What is the population of Tarkasi?1,732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarkasi in?Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Tarkasi?57.8% (Census 2011)