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- LGD code
- 602907
- Pincode
- 581337
- Post office
- Idgundi
- Population
- 171
- Households
- 37
- Literacy rate
- 87.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1085 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 95
Census 2011 · in context
How Targar compares
By population, Targar ranks #79 of 125 villages in Yellapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.7%
+18.1% vs mandal average
- Targar
- 87.7%
- Yellapur mandal
- 69.6%
- Uttara Kannada district
- 75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,085
+116 vs mandal average
- Targar
- 1,085
- Yellapur mandal
- 969
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Targar
- 4.6
- Yellapur mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Targar at a glance
Targar is a village of 171 people in 37 households (Census 2011) in Yellapur taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 79th-largest of 125 villages in Yellapur taluk. Literacy is 88%, 18 points above the taluk average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,085 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 581337, served by Idgundi post office; the LGD village code is 602907. The village votes in Yellapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arabail Hebbar Shivaram. The population is estimated at 202 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Targar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- YELLAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 102
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VAJRALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 273.84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 35.68
- Forest area (ha)
- 223.96
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Targar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Targar
- LGD code
- 602907
- Pincode
- 581337
- Post office
- Idgundi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 171
- Population (projected 2026)
- 202
- Households
- 37
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1085
- Literacy rate
- 87.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Uttara Kannada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yellapur
- Member of Parliament
- Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arabail Hebbar Shivaram
- Block / Mandal
- Yellapur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
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