# Targhara Village, Botad, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Botad, Bhavnagar 

# Targhara

Targhara is a village in Botad sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364710**. The 2011 Census counted **4,297 people in 765 households**, the 10th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 4,297people (2011)
- 765households
- 72.3%literacy
- 364710PIN code

## Targhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Targhara is 364710.** Targhara falls in Botad sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code364710
- Gram panchayatTarghara
- Community development blockBotad
- Census village code516020

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

## How far is Targhara from nearby towns?

- Botad (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bhavnagar (district HQ)102 km by road
- Botad (nearest town)9 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 Targhara?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Targhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Botad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Botad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Botad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Targhara known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 77% of the 1,544 hectares of village land is sown, and 421 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 Targhara

Of every 100 households in Targhara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Targhara · ■ Botad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**62%

Tap water ****97%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**80%

Use banking services ****59%**

**57%

Television ****58%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Targhara?

■ Targhara · ■ Botad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**915

Working population ****39.4%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 60.7% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 468 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 679 (40%) · **■** Marginal 404 (24%)

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 Botad

- Turkha5,889 people
- Samadhiyala No.14,775 people
- Bhadravadi4,582 people
- Lakheni4,376 people
- Nagalpar4,286 people
- Bhambhan4,274 people
- Tajpar4,224 people
- Rohishala4,207 people

[All 52 villages in Botad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/botad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Targhara?364710
- How far is Targhara from Bhavnagar?102 km by road
- What is the population of Targhara?4,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Targhara in?Bhavnagar district (Botad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Targhara?72.3% (Census 2011)
