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About Talwara Village

Talwara is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 555 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141008, 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 Ludhiana West
Pincode 141008
Area (hectares) 358 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 555
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talwara compares

By the 2011 count Talwara is the 82nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Talwara from other places

Talwara lies about 8.5 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ladhowal, about 5.2 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 Ladhowal 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 8.5 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 8.5 km

Villages closest to Talwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 1,056. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Talwara village has 555 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwara has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Talwara is 141008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwara covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwara falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Talwara is Ladhowal, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Talwara.

Talwara is about 8.5 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 Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ladhowal is about 5.2 km away. Ludhiana West is about 8.5 km away. Ludhiana is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baran Hara (under 2 km), Partap Singhwala (under 2 km) and Bagga Khurd (1.6 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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