Village · Vadgam, Banas Kantha # Tajpura Tajpura is a village in Vadgam sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385421. The 2011 Census counted 687 people in 153 households, the 91st largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 687 people (2011) - 153 households - 71.7% literacy - 385421 PIN code ## Tajpura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tajpura is 385421. Tajpura falls in Vadgam sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385421 - Gram panchayat Nizampura - Community development block Vadgam - Census village code 508079 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tajpura from nearby towns? - Vadgam (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 36 km by road - Palanpur (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tajpura? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Tajpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Vadgam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palanpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vadgam - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Tajpura known for? The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, castor and wheat. About 77% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tajpura Of every 100 households in Tajpura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Tajpura · ■ Vadgam rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 91% - Toilet within the home 25% 42% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 57% - Tap water 95% 93% - Drinking water within premises 3% 77% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 78% - Use banking services 56% 64% - Television 20% 31% - Mobile phone 59% 68% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 10% - Car / jeep / van 6% 4% - None of these assets 37% 26% - Own their home 99% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tajpura? ■ Tajpura · ■ Vadgam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.7% 77.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 955 913 - Working population 45.6% 37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 54.5% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 73 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 126 (40%) · ■ Other work 75 (24%) · ■ Marginal 39 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vadgam - Paldi 751 people - Vagadadi 728 people - Pavthi 716 people - Iqbalgadh 709 people - Badarpura 667 people - Joita 662 people - Navo Vas 658 people - Amadpura 653 people All 109 villages in Vadgam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tajpura? 385421 - How far is Tajpura from Palanpur? 36 km by road - What is the population of Tajpura? 687 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tajpura in? Banas Kantha district (Vadgam sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Tajpura? 71.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/tajpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.