# Torkapura Village, Ater, Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ater, Bhind 

# Torkapura

Torkapura is a village in Ater sub-district of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 119 households**, the 68th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 670people (2011)
- 119households
- 73.5%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Torkapura PIN code and other codes

Torkapura falls in Ater sub-district, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAter
- Census village code452808

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

## How far is Torkapura from nearby towns?

- Ater (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhind (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bhind (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 Torkapura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Torkapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Atar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ater
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ater
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Torkapura known for?

The main crops are **bajra, sarsoo and wheat**. About 90% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Torkapura

Of every 100 households in Torkapura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Torkapura · ■ Ater rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**23%

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 Torkapura?

■ Torkapura · ■ Ater rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**849

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1449**

**847

Working population ****25.1%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 55.3% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 53 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (27%) · **■** Other work 69 (41%)

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 Ater

- Kalyanpura743 people
- Barkapura723 people
- Chhidiyapura697 people
- Badhpura680 people
- Bhagtuapura661 people
- Salimpur637 people
- Tarsokhar634 people
- Himmatpura630 people

[All 106 villages in Ater](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/ater/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Torkapura from Bhind?25 km by road
- What is the population of Torkapura?670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Torkapura in?Bhind district (Ater sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Torkapura?73.5% (Census 2011)