# Taraod Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/taraod/ Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Taraod Taraod is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496113**. The 2011 Census counted **3,883 people in 828 households**, the 8th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 3,883people (2011) - 828households - 72.4%literacy - 496113PIN code ## Taraod PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Taraod is 496113.** Taraod falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496113 - Gram panchayatTaraod - Community development blockAkaltara - Census village code436616 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Taraod from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)17 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town)6 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 Taraod? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Taraod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kirari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Akaltara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akaltara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Taraod known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and linseed**. About 44% of the 1,049 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Taraod Of every 100 households in Taraod in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Taraod · ■ Akaltara rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **85% Toilet within the home ****20%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **85% Tap water ****3%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****25%** **22% Television ****30%** **29% Mobile phone ****22%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **35% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Taraod? ■ Taraod · ■ Akaltara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **983 Working population ****41.9%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 60.5% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 240 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (25%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 458 (28%) · **■** Marginal 487 (30%) 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 Akaltara - Amora4,943 people - Tilai4,836 people - Kirari4,248 people - Pakariya4,185 people - Kapan3,834 people - Hardi3,821 people - Parsada3,505 people - Jhilmila3,347 people [All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Taraod?496113 - How far is Taraod from Janjgir?17 km by road - What is the population of Taraod?3,883 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taraod in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Taraod?72.4% (Census 2011)