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Tarku is a village in Namchi mandal, Namchi district, Sikkim, with a population of 1,856 across 371 households and a literacy rate of 75.1%. The village has one shop and is located at PIN 737126.
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- LGD code
- 261184
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population
- 1,856
- Households
- 371
- Literacy rate
- 75.1%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,046
- Distance to district centre
- 5 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Gangtok
- 22 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 518 km
- Nearest railway station
- Darjeeling · 27 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Singtam District Hospital · 7 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Tarku ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Tarku ranks #3 of 81 villages in Namchi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.1%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Tarku
- 75.1%
- Namchi mandal
- 72.4%
- Namchi district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
+31 vs mandal average
- Tarku
- 956
- Namchi mandal
- 925
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Tarku
- 5.0
- Namchi mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tarku ఒక్క చూపులో
Tarku Sikkimలోని Namchi జిల్లా, Namchi బ్లాక్లో 1,856 జనాభా 371 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Namchi బ్లాక్లోని 81 గ్రామాలలో 3వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 75%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 72% కంటే 3 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 956 మహిళలు. ఇది Namchi జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 5 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Junglee Mohal నుండి 55 కి.మీ, Darjeeling రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 27 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 737126, Namchi పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 261184. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Singtam District Hospital, 7 కి.మీ దూరంలో. గ్రామం Namthang-Rateypani అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Sanjeet Kharel. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 2,188, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tarku
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Singtam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 29
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 29
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tarku
- Total area (ha)
- 376.31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 61.65
- Forest area (ha)
- 91.73
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tarku
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Tarku
- LGD code
- 261184
- Pincode
- 737126
- Post office
- Namchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,856
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,188
- Households
- 371
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 75.1%
- Coordinates
- 27.23463°N, 88.42163°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sikkim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Namthang-Rateypani
- Member of Parliament
- Indra Hang Subba
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjeet Kharel
- Block / Mandal
- Namchi
చేరుకోవడం
Tarku ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
Nearest town · 21,408 people
Junglee Mohal · ≈ 55 km
≈ 1 h 54 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directionsనగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Gangtok22 kmcapital
- Kolkata518 km
- Delhi1112 km
- Hyderabad1497 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationDarjeeling27 km
- Bus stopSNT Bus Station (ground floor)10 km
- Hospital / PHCSingtam District Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda8 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
- CollegeSikkim Professional University19 km
- Police stationMetal detector, drone check15 km
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 737126
Tarku సమీప గ్రామాలు
Namchi మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)