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About Talwara Village

Talwara is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 738 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142033
Area (hectares) 389 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 738
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talwara compares

By the 2011 count Talwara is the 67th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Talwara

Talwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talwara 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 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 30 km from Ludhiana, 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
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 19 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 30 km

Villages closest to Talwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagraon 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 1,438. That makes it the 67th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Talwara village has 738 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Talwara is 142033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwara covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwara falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Talwara.

Talwara is about 30 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwara is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chaukiman is about 15 km away. Jagraon is about 19 km away. Ludhiana is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorsian Qadar Baksh (under 2 km), Kot Mana (2.4 km) and Bhaini Araian (2.5 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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