# Targar Village, Yellapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Yellapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Targar

Targar is a village in Yellapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581337**. The 2011 Census counted **171 people in 37 households**, the 79th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 171people (2011)
- 37households
- 96.8%literacy
- 581337PIN code

## Targar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Targar is 581337.** Targar falls in Yellapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581337
- Gram panchayatVajralli
- Community development blockYellapur
- Census village code602907

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

## How far is Targar from nearby towns?

- Yellapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)102 km by road
- Yellapur (nearest town)22 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 Targar?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Tatagar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gullapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yellapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yellapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Targar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 15% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Targar

Of every 100 households in Targar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Targar · ■ Yellapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****97%**

**85%

Television ****68%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Targar?

■ Targar · ■ Yellapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2200**

**959

Working population ****55.6%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 96.2% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 47 (49%) · **■** Marginal 43 (45%)

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 Yellapur

- Hitlasara204 people
- Baichgod202 people
- Beegar192 people
- Balekani173 people
- Halasinkoppa163 people
- Malalgaon159 people
- Chikkumane155 people
- Hiresar155 people

[All 125 villages in Yellapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/yellapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Targar?581337
- How far is Targar from Karwar?102 km by road
- What is the population of Targar?171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Targar in?Uttara Kannada district (Yellapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Targar?96.8% (Census 2011)