# Tarka Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Tarka

Tarka is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,114 people in 230 households**, the 40th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,114people (2011)
- 230households
- 73.8%literacy
- 822114PIN code

## Tarka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tarka is 822114.** Tarka falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822114
- Gram panchayatKhoridih
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347677

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

## How far is Tarka from nearby towns?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)15 km by road
- Garhwa (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 Tarka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tarka; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aroula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Tarka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Tarka

Of every 100 households in Tarka in 2011, 41 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tarka · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**96%

Tap water ****39%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****53%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Tarka?

■ Tarka · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**948

Working population ****27.9%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 61.1% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 241 (77%)

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 Meral

- Chacharia1,248 people
- Chhaparbar Khurd1,202 people
- Bauraha1,184 people
- Pindra1,167 people
- Kumbhi1,101 people
- Garuasoti1,100 people
- Bokeya1,059 people
- Banka1,036 people

[All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarka?822114
- How far is Tarka from Garhwa?15 km by road
- What is the population of Tarka?1,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarka in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Tarka?73.8% (Census 2011)