About Targian Village

Targian is a large village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,734, made up of 1,961 males and 1,773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 819.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Targian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Targian village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	819.9 hectares
Population	3,734
Male Population	1,961
Female Population	1,773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Targian compares

By the 2011 count Targian is the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 819.9 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Targian

Targian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Targian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Targian from other places

Targian lies about 9.3 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 54 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 Targian
District headquarters	Rajouri	9.3 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	25 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	54 km

Villages closest to Targian

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

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Common questions about Targian

As per the Census of India 2011, Targian village had a population of 3,734. That makes it the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Targian village has 1,961 males and 1,773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Targian has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Targian is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Targian covers 819.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Targian falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Targian is Dugga, about 54 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Targian.

Targian is about 9.3 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Targian is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 9.3 km away. Rajaori is about 11 km away. Budhal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.