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About Terwan Village

Terwan is a small village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 128 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,516 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1131.51 hectares hectares.

Terwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terwan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Area (hectares) 1131.51 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 128
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,516
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Terwan compares

By the 2011 count Terwan is the 40th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1131.51 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1040.

Getting to Terwan

Terwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Terwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shirange, Shirwal, Sonawal and Talekhol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Terwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Terwan village had a population of 322. That makes it the 40th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Terwan village has 128 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terwan has about 1516 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Terwan covers 1131.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Terwan falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Terwan notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Terwan.

Terwan is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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