# Targwal Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Targwal

Targwal is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,932 people in 389 households**, the 28th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,932people (2011)
- 389households
- 77.7%literacy
- 181201PIN code

## Targwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Targwal is 181201.** Targwal falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181201
- Gram panchayatTargwal
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005474

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

## How far is Targwal from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)36 km by road
- Akhnoor (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 Targwal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Targwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akhnoor
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akhnoor
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Targwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 57% of the 473 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 Targwal

Of every 100 households in Targwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Targwal · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**66%

Use banking services ****67%**

**78%

Television ****70%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Targwal?

■ Targwal · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**785

Working population ****26.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 70.8% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 144 (28%) · **■** Marginal 338 (66%)

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 Akhnoor

- Hamir Pur Nawan1,967 people
- Pahari Wala1,964 people
- Chohara1,945 people
- Bhagwan Chak1,933 people
- Rah1,877 people
- Kainkh Jagir1,801 people
- Dori1,799 people
- Platan1,790 people

[All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Targwal?181201
- How far is Targwal from Jammu?36 km by road
- What is the population of Targwal?1,932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Targwal in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Targwal?77.7% (Census 2011)
