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About Tarowali Village

Tarowali is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 129 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarowali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarowali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 129
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Tarowali compares

By the 2011 count Tarowali is the 109th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Tarowali

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

Tarowali lies about 35 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 6.1 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 Tarowali
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 7.7 km
Nearest town Batāla 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 35 km

Villages closest to Tarowali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Tarowali

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarowali village had a population of 240. That makes it the 109th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Tarowali village has 129 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarowali has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Tarowali is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarowali covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tarowali falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tarowali is Rattar Chattar, about 6.1 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 Tarowali.

Tarowali is about 35 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarowali is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 6.1 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 7.7 km away. Batāla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nurpur (under 2 km), Dharowali (under 2 km) and Hardowal (under 2 km).

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

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