About Targam Village

Targam is one of the larger villages in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,253, made up of 3,804 males and 3,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8113.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Targam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Targam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182145
Area (hectares)	8113.6 hectares
Population	7,253
Male Population	3,804
Female Population	3,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
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 Targam compares

By the 2011 count Targam is the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 8113.6 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Targam

Targam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Targam 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 Targam from other places

Targam lies about 4.7 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 8.3 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 Targam
District headquarters	Ramban	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sumber	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banihal	18 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	32 km

Villages closest to Targam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Targam village had a population of 7,253. That makes it the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Targam village has 3,804 males and 3,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Targam has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Targam is 182145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Targam covers 8113.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Targam falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Targam is Sumber, about 8.3 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 Targam.

Targam is about 4.7 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Targam is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Ramban is about 4.7 km away. Sumber is about 8.3 km away. Banihal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.