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About Tanrwa Village

Tanrwa is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 331 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Tanrwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanrwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 331
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Tanrwa compares

By the 2011 count Tanrwa is the 103rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Tanrwa

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

Tanrwa lies about 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 17 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 Tanrwa
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 1.8 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 11 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 29 km

Villages closest to Tanrwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanrwa village had a population of 692. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Tanrwa village has 331 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanrwa has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Tanrwa covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tanrwa falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tanrwa is Guraru, about 17 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 Tanrwa.

Tanrwa is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanrwa is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 1.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 11 km away. Guraru is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatua Chak (under 2 km), Barhauna (under 2 km) and Ramnagar (under 2 km).

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

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