About Tarwa Village

Tarwa is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 505 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dhanarua
Pincode	804451
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	964
Male Population	505
Female Population	459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Tarwa compares

By the 2011 count Tarwa is the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Tarwa

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

Tarwa lies about 24 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 5.7 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 Tarwa
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanarua	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Gawaspur	5.7 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	12 km
District headquarters	Patna	24 km

Villages closest to Tarwa

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

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Common questions about Tarwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarwa village had a population of 964. That makes it the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Tarwa village has 505 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarwa has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Tarwa is 804451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarwa covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarwa falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarwa is Gawaspur, about 5.7 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 Tarwa.

Tarwa is about 24 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarwa is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about 5.7 km away. Gawaspur is about 5.7 km away. Hilsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.