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About Talwas Village

Talwas is a mid sized village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 417 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301412
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 417
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talwas compares

By the 2011 count Talwas is the 110th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Talwas

Talwas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Talwas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Talwas from other places

Talwas lies about 27 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ghatla, about 16 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 Talwas
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 15 km
Nearest railway station Ghatla 16 km
Nearest town Khairtal 17 km
District headquarters Alwar 27 km

Villages closest to Talwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwas village had a population of 792. That makes it the 110th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Talwas village has 417 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwas has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Talwas is 301412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwas covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwas falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Talwas is Ghatla, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Talwas.

Talwas is about 27 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwas is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Bansur is about 15 km away. Ghatla is about 16 km away. Khairtal is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiv Nagar (under 2 km), Bhooriyawas (under 2 km) and Chhipari (1.7 km).

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

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