About Talwar Village

Talwar is a mid sized village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 239 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaisinghpur
Pincode	176096
Area (hectares)	95.39 hectares
Population	514
Male Population	239
Female Population	275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,151
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Talwar compares

By the 2011 count Talwar is the 26th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 95.39 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Talwar

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

Talwar lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Talwar
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaisinghpur	20 km
Nearest town	Mandi	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	57 km

Villages closest to Talwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwar village had a population of 514. That makes it the 26th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Talwar village has 239 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwar has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Talwar is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwar covers 95.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwar falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Talwar is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Talwar.

Talwar is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwar is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.