About Targa Village

Targa is a large village in Bansjor tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 1,030 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Targa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Targa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bansjor
Pincode	835226
Area (hectares)	712 hectares
Population	2,020
Male Population	1,030
Female Population	990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Targa compares

By the 2011 count Targa is the 4th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents. Its 712 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Targa

Targa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Targa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Targa from other places

Targa lies about 26 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 9.0 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 Targa
Tehsil headquarters	Bansjor	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Biramitrapur	9.0 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	12 km
District headquarters	Simdega	26 km

Villages closest to Targa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Targa village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 4th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents.

Targa village has 1,030 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Targa has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Targa is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Targa covers 712 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Targa falls under Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Targa is Biramitrapur, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Targa.

Targa is about 26 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Targa is in Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district. Bansjor is about 6.4 km away. Biramitrapur is about 9.0 km away. Birmitrapur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.