About Talwan Village

Talwan is one of the larger villages in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,262, made up of 3,244 males and 3,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144038
Area (hectares)	2390 hectares
Population	6,262
Male Population	3,244
Female Population	3,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talwan compares

By the 2011 count Talwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 2390 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Talwan

Talwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talwan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talwan from other places

Talwan lies about 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gumtali, about 6.9 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 Talwan
Nearest railway station	Gumtali	6.9 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	17 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	35 km

Villages closest to Talwan

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

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Common questions about Talwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwan village had a population of 6,262. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Talwan village has 3,244 males and 3,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwan has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Talwan is 144038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwan covers 2390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwan falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Talwan is Gumtali, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Talwan.

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

Talwan is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gumtali is about 6.9 km away. Jandiāla is about 16 km away. Phillaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.