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About Targari Village

Targari is a large village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,000, made up of 1,420 males and 1,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Targari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Targari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Itki
Pincode 835301
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 3,000
Male Population 1,420
Female Population 1,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Targari compares

By the 2011 count Targari is the 5th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Targari

The census records public bus service for Targari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Targari from other places

Targari lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 3.4 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 Targari
Nearest railway station Itki 3.4 km
Nearest town Rātu 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 20 km

Villages closest to Targari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Targari village had a population of 3,000. That makes it the 5th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Targari village has 1,420 males and 1,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Targari has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Targari is 835301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Targari covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Targari falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Targari is Itki, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Targari.

Targari is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Targari is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 3.4 km away. Rātu is about 15 km away. Ranchi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semra (under 2 km), Kurgi (under 2 km) and Palma (1.6 km).

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

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