About Telwa Village

Telwa is one of the larger villages in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,251, made up of 7,885 males and 7,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	1175 hectares
Population	15,251
Male Population	7,885
Female Population	7,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Telwa compares

By the 2011 count Telwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 1175 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 a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Telwa

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

Telwa lies about 21 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 11 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 Telwa
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	11 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	13 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	21 km

Villages closest to Telwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Telwa village had a population of 15,251. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Telwa village has 7,885 males and 7,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telwa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Telwa is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telwa covers 1175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Telwa falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Telwa is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Telwa.

Telwa is about 21 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telwa is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 9.1 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.