# Tharka Village, Murwara, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murwara, Katni 

# Tharka

Tharka is a village in Murwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 181 households**, the 74th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 827people (2011)
- 181households
- 67.7%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Tharka PIN code and other codes

Tharka falls in Murwara sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatni
- Census village code488154

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

## How far is Tharka from nearby towns?

- Katni (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)22 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)22 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 Tharka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tharka; 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
- ●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 · Pahadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Tharka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and dhan**. About 10% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Tharka

Of every 100 households in Tharka in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tharka · ■ Murwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**69%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**55%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tharka?

■ Tharka · ■ Murwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1266**

**972

Working population ****45.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 53.2% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (11%) · **■** Marginal 324 (86%)

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 Murwara

- Khamhariya842 people
- Shivrajpur840 people
- Harduwa833 people
- Jhalwara829 people
- Lamtara804 people
- Diwari796 people
- Diwari767 people
- Jugiyakap762 people

[All 123 villages in Murwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/murwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tharka from Katni?22 km by road
- What is the population of Tharka?827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tharka in?Katni district (Murwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tharka?67.7% (Census 2011)