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About Tarkulwa Village

Tarkulwa is a mid sized village in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 690 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkulwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkulwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Pincode 845101
Area (hectares) 300.2 hectares
Population 1,344
Male Population 690
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarkulwa compares

By the 2011 count Tarkulwa is the 60th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 300.2 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Tarkulwa

Tarkulwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarkulwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarkulwa from other places

Tarkulwa lies about 15 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, 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 Tarkulwa
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 15 km
Nearest railway station Harinagar 17 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 24 km

Villages closest to Tarkulwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkulwa village had a population of 1,344. That makes it the 60th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Tarkulwa village has 690 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkulwa has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Tarkulwa is 845101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkulwa covers 300.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarkulwa falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarkulwa is Harinagar, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tarkulwa.

Tarkulwa is about 15 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkulwa is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Pashchim Champaran is about 15 km away. Harinagar is about 17 km away. Rāmnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajgir Mujauli (under 2 km), Moti Tola (under 2 km) and Dharmajata (under 2 km).

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

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