Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya # Targawan Targawan is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497335. The 2011 Census counted 1,284 people in 342 households, the 31st largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 1,284 people (2011) - 342 households - 73.6% literacy - 497335 PIN code ## Targawan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Targawan is 497335. Targawan falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497335 - Gram panchayat Targawan - Community development block Baikunthpur - Census village code 431455 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Targawan from nearby towns? - Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Baikunthpur (district HQ) 12 km by road - Baikunthpur (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Targawan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Targawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baikunthpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chirmiri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Targawan known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 89% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Targawan Of every 100 households in Targawan in 2011, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Targawan · ■ Baikunthpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 57% - Toilet within the home 4% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 92% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 10% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 94% - Use banking services 48% 63% - Television 15% 14% - Mobile phone 41% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 24% 38% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Targawan? ■ Targawan · ■ Baikunthpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 71.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 961 - Working population 65.7% 53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 58.8% for women. 63% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 219 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 195 (23%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 61 (7%) · ■ Marginal 356 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baikunthpur - Champajhar 1,376 people - Salka 1,335 people - Amhar 1,306 people - Jagatpur 1,297 people - Chirguda 1,272 people - Khanda 1,208 people - Junapara 1,206 people - Bhandarpara 1,153 people All 125 villages in Baikunthpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Targawan? 497335 - How far is Targawan from Baikunthpur? 12 km by road - What is the population of Targawan? 1,284 (Census 2011) - Which district is Targawan in? Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Targawan? 73.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/targawan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.