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About Talwal Village

Talwal is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 182 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177211
Area (hectares) 69.33 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 182
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talwal compares

By the 2011 count Talwal is the 136th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 69.33 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Talwal

Talwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Talwal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talwal from other places

Talwal lies about 40 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 11 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 Talwal
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 11 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 17 km
District headquarters Una 40 km

Villages closest to Talwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwal village had a population of 330. That makes it the 136th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Talwal village has 182 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwal has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Talwal is 177211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwal covers 69.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwal falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Talwal is Chintpurni Marg, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Talwal.

Talwal is about 40 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwal is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Chintpurni Marg is about 11 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 16 km away. Amb is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kad (2.4 km), Ghungrala (3.4 km) and Jandoh (4.1 km).

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

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