# Tapkara Village, Torpa, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/torpa/tapkara/ Village · Torpa, Khunti # Tapkara Tapkara is a village in Torpa sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **4,347 people in 812 households**, the 2nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 4,347people (2011) - 812households - 79.9%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Tapkara PIN code and other codes Tapkara falls in Torpa sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatTapkara - Community development blockTorpa - Census village code374945 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tapkara from nearby towns? - Torpa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Khunti (district HQ)40 km by road - Khunti (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 Tapkara? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Tapkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Torpa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Torpa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 Tapkara known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 589 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Tapkara Of every 100 households in Tapkara in 2011, 77 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tapkara · ■ Torpa rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **33% Toilet within the home ****37%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **99% Use banking services ****46%** **33% Television ****34%** **7% Mobile phone ****49%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **19% Own their home ****86%** **96% 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 Tapkara? ■ Tapkara · ■ Torpa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **990 Working population ****34.9%** **43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.5% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 392 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (4%) · **■** Household industry 86 (6%) · **■** Other work 796 (53%) · **■** Marginal 183 (12%) 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 Torpa - Sundari4,419 people - Dorma3,956 people - Urikel2,648 people - Kamra2,299 people - Okra2,184 people [All 94 villages in Torpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/torpa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tapkara from Khunti?40 km by road - What is the population of Tapkara?4,347 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tapkara in?Khunti district (Torpa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Tapkara?79.9% (Census 2011)