# Tharaj Village, Bagha Purana, Moga (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Bagha Purana, Moga 

# Tharaj

Tharaj is a village in Bagha Purana sub-district of Moga district, Punjab, PIN code **142057**. The 2011 Census counted **5,313 people in 995 households**, the 12th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 5,313people (2011)
- 995households
- 63.9%literacy
- 142057PIN code

## Tharaj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tharaj is 142057.** Tharaj falls in Bagha Purana sub-district, Moga district, Punjab.

- PIN code142057
- Gram panchayatTharaj
- Community development blockBaghapurana
- Census village code033953

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

## How far is Tharaj from nearby towns?

- Bagha Purana (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Moga (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bagha Purana (nearest town)24 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 Tharaj?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Tharaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Moga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bagha Purana
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Tharaj known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 93% of the 1,341 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,246 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 Tharaj

Of every 100 households in Tharaj in 2011, 99 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Tharaj · ■ Bagha Purana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**14%

Tap water ****9%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**70%

Use banking services ****61%**

**49%

Television ****82%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**12%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Tharaj?

■ Tharaj · ■ Bagha Purana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**853

Working population ****37.1%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 60.2% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 556 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (8%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 270 (14%) · **■** Marginal 957 (49%)

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 Bagha Purana

- Langiana Nawan6,139 people
- Sukha Nand5,950 people
- Landa5,686 people
- Wander5,365 people
- Mahla Kalan5,056 people
- Kaleke4,872 people
- Sekha Kalan4,834 people
- Nathuwala Garbi4,541 people

[All 56 villages in Bagha Purana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/bagha-purana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tharaj?142057
- How far is Tharaj from Moga?32 km by road
- What is the population of Tharaj?5,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tharaj in?Moga district (Bagha Purana sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Tharaj?63.9% (Census 2011)
