# Targaon Village, Makdi, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Makdi, Bastar 

# Targaon

Targaon is a village in Makdi sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 132 households**, the 69th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 634people (2011)
- 132households
- 71.5%literacy
- 491441PIN code

## Targaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Targaon is 491441.** Targaon falls in Makdi sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491441
- Gram panchayatKosaharduli
- Community development blockMakadi
- Census village code448871

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

## How far is Targaon from nearby towns?

- Makdi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Kondagaon (nearest town)42 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 Targaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Targaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Radhna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kondagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kondagaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Targaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 41% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Targaon

Of every 100 households in Targaon in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Targaon · ■ Makdi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****32%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****70%**

**47%

Television ****14%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****88%**

**97%

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 Targaon?

■ Targaon · ■ Makdi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**1007

Working population ****50.3%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 57.2% for women. 48% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 244 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 40 (13%) · **■** Marginal 22 (7%)

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 Makdi

- Dharli662 people
- Deodongar661 people
- Pusapal636 people
- Sohanga635 people
- Gumdi611 people
- Bhiragaon604 people
- Bedagaon582 people
- Dandwan576 people

[All 100 villages in Makdi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/makdi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Targaon?491441
- How far is Targaon from Jagdalpur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Targaon?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Targaon in?Bastar district (Makdi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Targaon?71.5% (Census 2011)