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About Tarangwal Village

Tarangwal is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 76 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,382 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarangwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarangwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 58.69 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 76
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,382
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarangwal compares

By the 2011 count Tarangwal is the 145th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 58.69 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Tarangwal

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

Tarangwal lies about 14 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 Tarangwal
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 7.3 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Tarangwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarangwal village had a population of 181. That makes it the 145th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Tarangwal village has 76 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarangwal has about 1382 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Tarangwal is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarangwal covers 58.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarangwal falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarangwal is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 Tarangwal.

Tarangwal is about 14 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarangwal is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 7.3 km away. Hamirpur is about 14 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatiala (under 2 km), Dhanpur (under 2 km) and Bardihar (under 2 km).

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

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