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About Targawan Village

Targawan is a mid sized village in Weir tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 747 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Targawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Targawan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Weir
Pincode 321409
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 747
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
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 Targawan compares

By the 2011 count Targawan is the 72nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Targawan

Targawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Targawan 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 Targawan from other places

Targawan lies about 51 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Fateh Singh Pura, about 19 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 Targawan
Tehsil headquarters Weir 13 km
Nearest town Mahwa 15 km
Nearest railway station Fateh Singh Pura 19 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 51 km

Villages closest to Targawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Targawan village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Targawan village has 747 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Targawan has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Targawan is 321409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Targawan covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Targawan falls under Weir tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Targawan is Fateh Singh Pura, about 19 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 Targawan.

Targawan is about 51 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Targawan is in Weir tehsil of Bharatpur district. Weir is about 13 km away. Mahwa is about 15 km away. Fateh Singh Pura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aipur (under 2 km), Ghatri (1.8 km) and Nithar (1.9 km).

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

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