About Talwa Village

Talwa is a mid sized village in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,828, made up of 939 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.8 hectares hectares.

Talwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kotwa
Area (hectares)	138.8 hectares
Population	1,828
Male Population	939
Female Population	889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Talwa compares

By the 2011 count Talwa is the 26th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 138.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Talwa

Talwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Talwa from other places

Talwa lies about 16 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 9.7 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 Talwa
Tehsil headquarters	Kotwa	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kuwarchintawa	9.7 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	16 km
Nearest town	Areraj	18 km

Villages closest to Talwa

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Talwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwa village had a population of 1,828. That makes it the 26th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Talwa village has 939 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwa has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Talwa covers 138.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Talwa falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Talwa is Kuwarchintawa, about 9.7 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 village for Talwa.

Talwa is about 16 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwa is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 3.0 km away. Kuwarchintawa is about 9.7 km away. Purba Champaran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.