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About Tara Dwal Village

Tara Dwal is a small village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 109 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tara Dwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tara Dwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185151
Area (hectares) 44.1 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 109
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tara Dwal compares

By the 2011 count Tara Dwal is the 113th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 44.1 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 920.

Getting to Tara Dwal

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

Tara Dwal lies about 18 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 68 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 Tara Dwal
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 9.3 km
Nearest town Rajaori 9.3 km
District headquarters Rajouri 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 68 km

Villages closest to Tara Dwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajauri 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 Tara Dwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tara Dwal village had a population of 193. That makes it the 113th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Tara Dwal village has 109 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tara Dwal has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Tara Dwal is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tara Dwal covers 44.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tara Dwal falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Tara Dwal is Dugga, about 68 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 Tara Dwal.

Tara Dwal is about 18 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tara Dwal is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 9.3 km away. Rajaori is about 9.3 km away. Rajouri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keri Manialan (under 2 km), Jatot (under 2 km) and Shahpur Manialan (under 2 km).

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

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