# Taraj Village, Palsana, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Palsana, Surat 

# Taraj

Taraj is a village in Palsana sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394315**. The 2011 Census counted **1,626 people in 358 households**, the 20th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 1,626people (2011)
- 358households
- 77.9%literacy
- 394315PIN code

## Taraj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taraj is 394315.** Taraj falls in Palsana sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394315
- Gram panchayatTaraj
- Community development blockPalsana
- Census village code524246

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

## How far is Taraj from nearby towns?

- Palsana (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)25 km by road
- Surat (nearest town)25 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 Taraj?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Taraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palsana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palsana
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palsana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Taraj known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 85% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Taraj

Of every 100 households in Taraj in 2011, 76 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Taraj · ■ Palsana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**25%

Tap water ****79%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**48%

Use banking services ****37%**

**41%

Television ****24%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

None of these assets ****37%**

**34%

Own their home ****90%**

**77%

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 Taraj?

■ Taraj · ■ Palsana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1198**

**942

Working population ****48.3%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 74.6% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 200 (25%) · **■** Marginal 172 (22%)

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 Palsana

- Lingad1,779 people
- Jolva1,754 people
- Soyani1,658 people
- Niyol1,626 people
- Amalsadi1,610 people
- Kanav1,609 people
- Karala1,607 people
- Haripura1,593 people

[All 46 villages in Palsana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/palsana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taraj?394315
- How far is Taraj from Surat?25 km by road
- What is the population of Taraj?1,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taraj in?Surat district (Palsana sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Taraj?77.9% (Census 2011)