# Berka Village, Kathumar, Alwar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kathumar, Alwar 

# Berka

Berka is a village in Kathumar sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **321605**. The 2011 Census counted **1,781 people in 270 households**, the 35th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 1,781people (2011)
- 270households
- 67.1%literacy
- 321605PIN code

## Berka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Berka is 321605.** Berka falls in Kathumar sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code321605
- Community development blockKathumar
- Census village code073731

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

## How far is Berka from nearby towns?

- Kathumar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Alwar (district HQ)77 km by road
- Kherli (nearest town)16 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 Berka?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathumar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kathumar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kathumar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Berka known for?

The main crops are **sarson, guar and bajara**. Products made here include earthen pots. About 92% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Berka

Of every 100 households in Berka in 2011, 82 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Berka · ■ Kathumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**15%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**63%

Television ****13%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**19%

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 Berka?

■ Berka · ■ Kathumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**876

Working population ****55.3%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 49.3% for women. 53% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 510 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (19%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (4%) · **■** Marginal 233 (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 Kathumar

- Kankroli1,918 people
- Jahadoo1,916 people
- Lathki1,848 people
- Sahari1,822 people
- Peepal Khera1,770 people
- Ghosrana1,738 people
- Kherli Tarf Nooniya1,725 people
- Barada1,690 people

[All 153 villages in Kathumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kathumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Berka?321605
- How far is Berka from Alwar?77 km by road
- What is the population of Berka?1,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berka in?Alwar district (Kathumar sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Berka?67.1% (Census 2011)
