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About Tarwar Village

Tarwar is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 61 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,213 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 135.71 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 61
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,213
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarwar compares

By the 2011 count Tarwar is the 81st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 135.71 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Tarwar

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

Tarwar lies about 42 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 3.9 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 Tarwar
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 3.9 km
Nearest town Mamun 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 31 km
District headquarters Chamba 42 km

Villages closest to Tarwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarwar village had a population of 135. That makes it the 81st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Tarwar village has 61 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarwar has about 1213 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Tarwar is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarwar covers 135.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarwar falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarwar is Dalhousie Road, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tarwar.

Tarwar is about 42 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarwar is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie Road is about 3.9 km away. Mamun is about 8.3 km away. Dalhousie is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baugar (3.3 km), Basa (8.2 km) and Bugdhar (9.7 km).

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

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