Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Taga Taga is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491557. The 2011 Census counted 3,285 people in 688 households, the 13th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 3,285 people (2011) - 688 households - 77.8% literacy - 491557 PIN code ## Taga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Taga is 491557. Taga falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491557 - Gram panchayat Taga - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436630 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Taga from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 12 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Taga? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Taga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Taga known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and pigeon pea. About 74% of the 962 hectares of village land is sown, and 693 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Taga Of every 100 households in Taga in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Taga · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 85% - Toilet within the home 16% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 85% - Tap water 20% 13% - Drinking water within premises 13% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 14% 22% - Television 21% 29% - Mobile phone 14% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 35% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Taga? ■ Taga · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.8% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 835 983 - Working population 43.1% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 66.9% for women. 47% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 527 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 349 (25%) · ■ Household industry 15 (1%) · ■ Other work 90 (6%) · ■ Marginal 436 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Kapan 3,834 people - Hardi 3,821 people - Parsada 3,505 people - Jhilmila 3,347 people - Arjuni 3,069 people - Katghari 3,043 people - Changori 2,764 people - Piparsatti 2,734 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Taga? 491557 - How far is Taga from Janjgir? 12 km by road - What is the population of Taga? 3,285 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taga in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Taga? 77.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/taga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.