# Tarka Village, Sihawal, Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihawal, Sidhi 

# Tarka

Tarka is a village in Sihawal sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,066 people in 594 households**, the 11th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,066people (2011)
- 594households
- 55.3%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Tarka PIN code and other codes

Tarka falls in Sihawal sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSihawal
- Census village code503070

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

## How far is Tarka from nearby towns?

- Sihawal (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Sidhi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sidhi (nearest town)40 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 Tarka?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Tarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baidhan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Tarka known for?

The main crops are **makka, jawar and wheat**. About 57% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Tarka

Of every 100 households in Tarka in 2011, 30 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tarka · ■ Sihawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**38%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Tarka?

■ Tarka · ■ Sihawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**917

Working population ****49.1%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 44.9% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 457 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (27%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (6%) · **■** Marginal 539 (36%)

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 Sihawal

- Chandwahi3,766 people
- Baghaudi3,466 people
- Hatwa Kalan3,374 people
- Gairua3,200 people
- Hatwa Barha Tola2,996 people
- Patulakhi2,971 people
- Bhitari2,961 people
- Medhauli2,693 people

[All 313 villages in Sihawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/sihawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tarka from Sidhi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Tarka?3,066 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarka in?Sidhi district (Sihawal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tarka?55.3% (Census 2011)