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About Degwar Tarwan Village

Degwar Tarwan is a mid sized village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 582 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degwar Tarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degwar Tarwan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Haveli
Pincode 185102
Area (hectares) 390 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 582
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Degwar Tarwan compares

By the 2011 count Degwar Tarwan is the 37th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Degwar Tarwan

Degwar Tarwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Degwar 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 Degwar Tarwan from other places

Degwar Tarwan lies about 6.7 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 52 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 Degwar Tarwan
Tehsil headquarters Haveli 3.9 km
District headquarters Punch 6.7 km
Nearest town Pūnch 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 52 km

Villages closest to Degwar Tarwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Degwar Tarwan village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 37th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Degwar Tarwan village has 582 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degwar Tarwan has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Degwar Tarwan is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degwar Tarwan covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Degwar Tarwan falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Degwar Tarwan is Baramula, about 52 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 Degwar Tarwan.

Degwar Tarwan is about 6.7 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degwar Tarwan is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Haveli is about 3.9 km away. Punch is about 6.7 km away. Pūnch is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nona Bandi (2.9 km), Dalan (3.6 km) and Dhokri (4.8 km).

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

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