# Taranja Village, Dharamgarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharamgarh, Kalahandi 

# Taranja

Taranja is a village in Dharamgarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766015**. The 2011 Census counted **1,384 people in 340 households**, the 29th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,384people (2011)
- 340households
- 56.0%literacy
- 766015PIN code

## Taranja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taranja is 766015.** Taranja falls in Dharamgarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766015
- Gram panchayatTambachhada
- Community development blockDharamgarh
- Census village code423940

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

## How far is Taranja from nearby towns?

- Dharamgarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)53 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)7 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 Taranja?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Taranja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharamgarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharamgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dharamgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Taranja known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Taranja

Of every 100 households in Taranja in 2011, 41 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taranja · ■ Dharamgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****49%**

**20%

Television ****24%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Taranja?

■ Taranja · ■ Dharamgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**936

Working population ****56.5%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 40.1% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (11%) · **■** Marginal 346 (44%)

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 Dharamgarh

- Bikramguda1,663 people
- Badabasul1,625 people
- Rahurahaldi1,468 people
- Kotmer1,445 people
- Biramal1,367 people
- Ichhapur1,361 people
- Telipalas1,334 people
- Banjipadar1,311 people

[All 62 villages in Dharamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/dharamgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taranja?766015
- How far is Taranja from Bhawanipatna?53 km by road
- What is the population of Taranja?1,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taranja in?Kalahandi district (Dharamgarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Taranja?56.0% (Census 2011)