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About Talwara Village

Talwara is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 42 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 273 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 42
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
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 Talwara compares

By the 2011 count Talwara is the 165th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 273 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 956.

Getting to Talwara

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

Talwara lies about 42 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 15 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 Talwara
Nearest railway station Chaukiman 15 km
Nearest town Jagraon 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 24 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 42 km

Villages closest to Talwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwara village had a population of 85. That makes it the 165th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Talwara village has 42 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwara has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Talwara is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwara covers 273 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.

Talwara falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Talwara is Chaukiman, about 15 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 Talwara.

Talwara is about 42 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwara is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Chaukiman is about 15 km away. Jagraon is about 19 km away. Shahkot is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (6.1 km), Samailpur (10 km) and Rame (12 km).

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

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