# Thar Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/thar/ Village · Palera, Tikamgarh # Thar Thar is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,659 people in 307 households**, the 49th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 1,659people (2011) - 307households - 56.2%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Thar PIN code and other codes Thar falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPalera - Census village code456952 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thar from nearby towns? - Palera (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ)59 km by road - Palera (nearest town)10 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 Thar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palera - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 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 Thar known for? The main crops are **wheat and urad**. About 58% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 428 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 Thar Of every 100 households in Thar in 2011, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thar · ■ Palera rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **36% Toilet within the home ****3%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****28%** **29% Television ****18%** **15% Mobile phone ****28%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **27% Own their home ****100%** **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 Thar? ■ Thar · ■ Palera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815** **882 Working population ****41.8%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 43.4% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (47%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 166 (24%) 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 Palera - Mawai1,759 people - Rampura Urf Nivawari1,723 people - Bari1,696 people - Bakhatpura1,674 people - Khera1,639 people - Pathari1,610 people - Bhadrai Udaypura1,586 people - Dantgora Khas1,540 people [All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Thar from Tikamgarh?59 km by road - What is the population of Thar?1,659 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thar in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thar?56.2% (Census 2011)