# Taragaon Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Taragaon

Taragaon is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 42 households**, the 191st largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 181people (2011)
- 42households
- 73.8%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Taragaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taragaon is 171220.** Taragaon falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code024997

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

## How far is Taragaon from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)52 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)20 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 Taragaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Taragaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mahog
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Taragaon known for?

The main crops are **beans and pea**. About 50% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Taragaon

Of every 100 households in Taragaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Taragaon · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**47%

Tap water ****36%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**51%

Use banking services ****45%**

**75%

Television ****52%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****17%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**88%

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 Taragaon?

■ Taragaon · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**908

Working population ****62.4%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 63.4% for women. 60% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (10%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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 Theog

- Keokri187 people
- Up Muhal Patla Dhar183 people
- Shai182 people
- Shiwa182 people
- Palana180 people
- Shari180 people
- Dakana177 people
- Bakhrna176 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taragaon?171220
- How far is Taragaon from Shimla?52 km by road
- What is the population of Taragaon?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taragaon in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Taragaon?73.8% (Census 2011)