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About Taragam Village

Taragam is a small village in Ananthagiri tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 11 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,455 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taragam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taragam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Ananthagiri
Pincode 531030
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 11
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,455
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taragam compares

By the 2011 count Taragam is the 239th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Taragam

Taragam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Taragam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taragam from other places

Taragam lies about 14 km from Ananthagiri, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Taragam
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ananthagiri 14 km

Villages closest to Taragam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ananthagiri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Taragam

As per the Census of India 2011, Taragam village had a population of 27. That makes it the 239th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Taragam village has 11 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taragam has about 1455 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Taragam is 531030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taragam covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taragam falls under Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taragam is Duvvada, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Taragam.

Taragam is about 14 km from Ananthagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taragam is in Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Ananthagiri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjoda (under 2 km), Bodaguda (under 2 km) and Bongija (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Taragam today is likely to be higher.

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