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About Tarwan Village

Tarwan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 60 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 163.57 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 60
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarwan compares

By the 2011 count Tarwan is the 150th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 163.57 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 993.

Getting to Tarwan

Tarwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tarwan from other places

Tarwan lies about 8.3 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 Tarwan
District headquarters Mandi 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 21 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 34 km

Villages closest to Tarwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarwan village had a population of 127. That makes it the 150th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Tarwan village has 60 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarwan has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Tarwan is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarwan covers 163.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarwan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarwan is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tarwan.

Tarwan is about 8.3 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarwan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 8.3 km away. Padhar is about 21 km away. Buffer Stop is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarswan (under 2 km), D P F Kadund (7.2 km) and D P F Sarda (7.3 km).

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

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