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About Tandwa Village

Tandwa is one of the larger villages in Ramna tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,630, made up of 2,923 males and 2,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tandwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ramna
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 821.33 hectares
Population 5,630
Male Population 2,923
Female Population 2,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tandwa compares

By the 2011 count Tandwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 821.33 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Tandwa

Tandwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tandwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tandwa from other places

Tandwa lies about 25 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 2.7 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 Tandwa
Nearest railway station Ramna 2.7 km
District headquarters Garhwa 25 km

Villages closest to Tandwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tandwa village had a population of 5,630. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Tandwa village has 2,923 males and 2,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tandwa has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Tandwa is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tandwa covers 821.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tandwa falls under Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tandwa is Ramna, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tandwa.

Tandwa is about 25 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tandwa is in Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 2.7 km away. Garhwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsawan (under 2 km), Karcha (1.6 km) and Jogiral Kalan (2.0 km).

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

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