# Tarankhop Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/tarankhop/ Village · Pen, Raigarh # Tarankhop Tarankhop is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,443 people in 313 households**, the 31st largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,443people (2011) - 313households - 85.5%literacy - 855females per 1,000 males ## Tarankhop PIN code and other codes Tarankhop falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPen - Census village code553901 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tarankhop from nearby towns? - Pen (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)32 km by road - Pen (nearest town)2 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 Tarankhop? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Tarankhop; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pen - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pen - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pen - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Tarankhop known for? About 85% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Tarankhop Of every 100 households in Tarankhop in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tarankhop · ■ Pen rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **85% Toilet within the home ****33%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **27% Tap water ****99%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **57% Use banking services ****39%** **53% Television ****63%** **53% Mobile phone ****56%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **27% Own their home ****80%** **91% 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 Tarankhop? ■ Tarankhop · ■ Pen rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810** **968 Working population ****38.9%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 79.9% for women. 48% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (44%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 204 (36%) · **■** Marginal 43 (8%) 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 Pen - Tambadshet1,573 people - Kamarli1,568 people - Balawali1,507 people - Kopar1,476 people - Dushmi1,420 people - Kane1,408 people - Patnoli1,388 people - Kharpale1,382 people [All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tarankhop from Alibag?32 km by road - What is the population of Tarankhop?1,443 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tarankhop in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Tarankhop?85.5% (Census 2011)