# Taragam Village, Paderu, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam 

# Taragam

Taragam is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531024**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 61 households**, the 63rd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 229people (2011)
- 61households
- 52.4%literacy
- 531024PIN code

## Taragam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taragam is 531024.** Taragam falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531024
- Gram panchayatDevapuram
- Community development blockPaderu
- Census village code584769

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

## How far is Taragam from nearby towns?

- Paderu (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)130 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)90 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 Taragam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Taragam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · V.Madugula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madugula
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Taragam known for?

About 6% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Taragam

Of every 100 households in Taragam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taragam · ■ Paderu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**66%

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

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****13%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****78%**

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Taragam?

■ Taragam · ■ Paderu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**1081

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2167**

**974

Working population ****76.9%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 34.9% for women. 78% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (16%) · **■** Household industry 62 (35%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Paderu

- Panasapalle236 people
- Modapalle234 people
- Munchingi Puttu232 people
- Yegumodaputtu231 people
- Kinchuru225 people
- Kothavooru225 people
- Sappiputtu223 people
- Doddipalle221 people

[All 213 villages in Paderu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paderu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taragam?531024
- How far is Taragam from Visakhapatnam?130 km by road
- What is the population of Taragam?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taragam in?Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Taragam?52.4% (Census 2011)