About Talwa Village

Talwa is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 322 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.782 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Jaijaipur
Pincode	494228
Area (hectares)	198.782 hectares
Population	643
Male Population	322
Female Population	321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talwa compares

By the 2011 count Talwa is the 83rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 198.782 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 26 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 6.1 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
Nearest railway station	Baradwar	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaijaipur	14 km
Nearest town	Saktī	16 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	26 km

Villages closest to Talwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwa village had a population of 643. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Talwa village has 322 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwa has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Talwa is 494228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwa covers 198.782 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwa falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Talwa is Baradwar, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Talwa.

Talwa is about 26 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwa is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baradwar is about 6.1 km away. Jaijaipur is about 14 km away. Saktī is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.