About Tarkhwa Village

Tarkhwa is a small village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 178 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkhwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Kalpa
Pincode	172107
Area (hectares)	80.21 hectares
Population	386
Male Population	178
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,169
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarkhwa compares

By the 2011 count Tarkhwa is the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 80.21 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Tarkhwa

Tarkhwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tarkhwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Saryo, Sharmi, Shuda Rang and Talangcho. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tarkhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkhwa village had a population of 386. That makes it the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Tarkhwa village has 178 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkhwa has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Tarkhwa is 172107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarkhwa covers 80.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarkhwa falls under Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tarkhwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Tarkhwa.

Tarkhwa is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.