# Hurka Village, Ketar*, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/ketar/hurka/ Village · Ketar*, Garhwa # Hurka Hurka is a village in Ketar* sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,939 people in 375 households**, the 12th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%. - 1,939people (2011) - 375households - 66.6%literacy - 822120PIN code ## Hurka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hurka is 822120.** Hurka falls in Ketar* sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822120 - Gram panchayatLohargara - Community development blockKetar* - Census village code347212 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hurka from nearby towns? - Ketar* (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ)60 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town)60 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 Hurka? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Hurka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawnathpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawnathpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Hurka known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include gur and basket. About 10% of the 798 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Hurka Of every 100 households in Hurka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Hurka · ■ Ketar* rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****0%** **2% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **98% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****41%** **52% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****48%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **45% Own their home ****100%** **100% 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 Hurka? ■ Hurka · ■ Ketar* rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **61.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780** **951 Working population ****28.6%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 51.9% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 107 (19%) · **■** Marginal 281 (51%) 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 Ketar* - Merauni Chherhat2,149 people - Lohargara2,019 people - Checharia2,011 people - Tali1,940 people - Nawadih1,824 people - Bansdih Kalan1,768 people - Chhata Kund1,528 people - Bijdih1,313 people [All 31 villages in Ketar*](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/ketar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hurka?822120 - How far is Hurka from Garhwa?60 km by road - What is the population of Hurka?1,939 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hurka in?Garhwa district (Ketar* sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Hurka?66.6% (Census 2011)