# Arka Village, Tarhasi, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Tarhasi, Palamu 

# Arka

Arka is a village in Tarhasi sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 353 households**, the 14th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 1,703people (2011)
- 353households
- 65.2%literacy
- 822118PIN code

## Arka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arka is 822118.** Arka falls in Tarhasi sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822118
- Gram panchayatSrka
- Community development blockTarhasi
- Census village code366163

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

## How far is Arka from nearby towns?

- Tarhasi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)34 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)34 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 Arka?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Arka; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tarhasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Arka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 83% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Arka

Of every 100 households in Arka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arka · ■ Tarhasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****26%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**37%

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 Arka?

■ Arka · ■ Tarhasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**948

Working population ****37.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 53.0% for women. 46% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 474 (75%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (7%) · **■** Marginal 85 (13%)

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 Tarhasi

- Udaipur2,075 people
- Bajalpur1,904 people
- Tariya1,816 people
- Pakri1,753 people
- Delha1,645 people
- Majhauli1,603 people
- Senoti1,453 people
- Bhalugari1,442 people

[All 106 villages in Tarhasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/tarhasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arka?822118
- How far is Arka from Medininagar?34 km by road
- What is the population of Arka?1,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arka in?Palamu district (Tarhasi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Arka?65.2% (Census 2011)