Village · Kotkasim, Alwar # Turkwas Turkwas is a village in Kotkasim sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code 301702. The 2011 Census counted 230 people in 38 households, the 113th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 230 people (2011) - 38 households - 73.6% literacy - 301702 PIN code ## Turkwas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Turkwas is 301702. Turkwas falls in Kotkasim sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan. - PIN code 301702 - Community development block Kotkasim - Census village code 072133 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Turkwas from nearby towns? - Kotkasim (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Alwar (district HQ) 65 km by road - Rewari (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Turkwas? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Turkwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jodiya - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jodiya - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kotkasim - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kotkasim - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Turkwas known for? The main crops are wheat, sarson and bajara. About 92% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Turkwas Of every 100 households in Turkwas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Turkwas · ■ Kotkasim rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 82% - Toilet within the home 19% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 77% - Tap water 17% 26% - Drinking water within premises 53% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90% - Use banking services 100% 71% - Television 19% 48% - Mobile phone 78% 79% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 17% 30% - Car / jeep / van 11% 6% - None of these assets 17% 11% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Turkwas? ■ Turkwas · ■ Kotkasim rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 76.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 910 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 824 - Working population 53.5% 54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 58.8% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (48%) · ■ Other work 6 (5%) · ■ Marginal 58 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkasim - Begampur 275 people - Shahjadpur 273 people - Lisani 245 people - Raniyawas 230 people - Berawas Khurd 221 people - Gokulpur 191 people - Deoseeka 148 people All 117 villages in Kotkasim ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Turkwas? 301702 - How far is Turkwas from Alwar? 65 km by road - What is the population of Turkwas? 230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turkwas in? Alwar district (Kotkasim sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Turkwas? 73.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kotkasim/turkwas/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.