# Taraju Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja 

# Taraju

Taraju is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,394 people in 313 households**, the 35th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 1,394people (2011)
- 313households
- 59.2%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Taraju PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taraju is 497116.** Taraju falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatTaraju
- Community development blockLakhanpur
- Census village code433135

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

## How far is Taraju from nearby towns?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Lakhanpur (nearest town)12 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 Taraju?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Latori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udaypur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Taraju known for?

About 79% of the 530 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Taraju

Of every 100 households in Taraju in 2011, 51 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Taraju · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****96%**

**51%

Television ****34%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****5%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Taraju?

■ Taraju · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**992

Working population ****55.5%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 47.7% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 458 (59%)

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 Lakhanpur

- Manja1,420 people
- Binkara1,409 people
- Kunni1,400 people
- Lainga1,394 people
- Bagdarri1,363 people
- Amgasi1,346 people
- Keori1,343 people
- Nimha1,331 people

[All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taraju?497116
- How far is Taraju from Ambikapur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Taraju?1,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taraju in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Taraju?59.2% (Census 2011)