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About Tarwan Village

Tarwan is a large village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,190, made up of 1,112 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Phulwari
Pincode 801505
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 2,190
Male Population 1,112
Female Population 1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tarwan compares

By the 2011 count Tarwan is the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Tarwan

The census records public bus service for Tarwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarwan from other places

Tarwan lies about 11 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Punpun Ghat Halt, about under 2 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 Tarwan
Nearest railway station Punpun Ghat Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwari 8.8 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 8.9 km
District headquarters Patna 11 km

Villages closest to Tarwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarwan village had a population of 2,190. That makes it the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Tarwan village has 1,112 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarwan has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Tarwan is 801505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarwan covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tarwan falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarwan is Punpun Ghat Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tarwan.

Tarwan is about 11 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarwan is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Punpun Ghat Halt is about under 2 km away. Phulwari is about 8.8 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohiuddinpur (under 2 km), Chihut (under 2 km) and Suitha (2.1 km).

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

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