About Tarwa Village

Tarwa is a small village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 118 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Pincode	821309
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	118
Female Population	104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarwa compares

By the 2011 count Tarwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Tarwa

Tarwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarwa 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 Tarwa from other places

Tarwa lies about 76 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 14 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	Karakat	11 km
Nearest town	Daudnagar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Hasan Bazar	14 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	76 km

Villages closest to Tarwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karakat 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 222. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Tarwa village has 118 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarwa has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Tarwa is 821309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarwa covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarwa falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tarwa is Hasan Bazar, about 14 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 Tarwa.

Tarwa is about 76 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarwa is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 11 km away. Daudnagar is about 14 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.