# Taruwa Village, Tharad, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/tharad/taruwa/ Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha # Taruwa Taruwa is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385565**. The 2011 Census counted **2,276 people in 361 households**, the 58th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 2,276people (2011) - 361households - 61.2%literacy - 385565PIN code ## Taruwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Taruwa is 385565.** Taruwa falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385565 - Gram panchayatTaruwa - Community development blockTharad - Census village code507583 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Taruwa from nearby towns? - Tharad (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)90 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)22 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 Taruwa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Taruwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tharad - ○Degree college10+ km · Tharad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tharad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Taruwa known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, mung bean and castor**. About 95% of the 800 hectares of village land is sown, and 600 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 Taruwa Of every 100 households in Taruwa in 2011, 56 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Taruwa · ■ Tharad rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **49% Toilet within the home ****3%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **95% Tap water ****20%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****84%** **61% Television ****10%** **9% Mobile phone ****76%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****22%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Taruwa? ■ Taruwa · ■ Tharad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **920 Working population ****51.2%** **45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 44.9% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 845 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (20%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 53 (5%) 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 Tharad - Mangrol2,324 people - Kamali2,323 people - Dodiya2,312 people - Nagala2,276 people - Del2,256 people - Antrol2,234 people - Moti Pavad2,213 people - Peparal2,209 people [All 134 villages in Tharad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/tharad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Taruwa?385565 - How far is Taruwa from Palanpur?90 km by road - What is the population of Taruwa?2,276 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taruwa in?Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Taruwa?61.2% (Census 2011)