Skip to main content

About Targarh Village

Targarh is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 652 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Targarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Targarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 1,245
Male Population 652
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Targarh compares

By the 2011 count Targarh is the 87th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Targarh

Targarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Targarh as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Targarh from other places

Targarh lies about 25 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 2.5 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 Targarh
Nearest railway station Jakolari 2.5 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 13 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Targarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Targarh village had a population of 1,245. That makes it the 87th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Targarh village has 652 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Targarh has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Targarh is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Targarh covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Targarh falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Targarh is Jakolari, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Targarh.

Targarh is about 25 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Targarh is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 2.5 km away. Sujānpur is about 12 km away. Pathankot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (under 2 km), Gobindsar (1.6 km) and Bhoa (1.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All