# Torke Village, Kumta, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumta, Uttara Kannada 

# Torke

Torke is a village in Kumta sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581344**. The 2011 Census counted **1,306 people in 301 households**, the 28th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 1,306people (2011)
- 301households
- 91.8%literacy
- 581344PIN code

## Torke PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Torke is 581344.** Torke falls in Kumta sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581344
- Gram panchayatTorke
- Community development blockKumta
- Census village code603423

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

## How far is Torke from nearby towns?

- Kumta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)54 km by road
- Kumta (nearest town)25 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 Torke?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Torke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gokarn
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 16 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 Torke known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 36% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Torke

Of every 100 households in Torke in 2011, 81 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Torke · ■ Kumta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**80%

Use banking services ****91%**

**85%

Television ****53%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Torke?

■ Torke · ■ Kumta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**934

Working population ****38.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 87.2% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 266 (53%) · **■** Marginal 201 (40%)

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 Kumta

- Baad1,552 people
- Bargi1,537 people
- Math1,377 people
- Valgalli1,347 people
- Handigona1,281 people
- Chitragi1,242 people
- Kalkeri1,191 people
- Karkimakki1,191 people

[All 118 villages in Kumta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/kumta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Torke?581344
- How far is Torke from Karwar?54 km by road
- What is the population of Torke?1,306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Torke in?Uttara Kannada district (Kumta sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Torke?91.8% (Census 2011)