About Takwal Village

Takwal is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 151 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takwal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	176053
Area (hectares)	125.87 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	151
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Takwal compares

By the 2011 count Takwal is the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 125.87 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Takwal

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

Takwal lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 9.4 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 Takwal
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	9.4 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km

Villages closest to Takwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takwal village had a population of 290. That makes it the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Takwal village has 151 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takwal has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Takwal is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takwal covers 125.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Takwal falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Takwal is Bharmar, about 9.4 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 Takwal.

Takwal is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takwal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 3.6 km away. Bharmar is about 9.4 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.