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About Tarwa Village

Tarwa is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 591 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.18 hectares hectares.

Tarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 121.18 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 591
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarwa compares

By the 2011 count Tarwa is the 154th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 121.18 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Tarwa

Tarwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarwa from other places

Tarwa lies about 130 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, 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 Tarwa
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 7.5 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 13 km
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 16 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 130 km

Villages closest to Tarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarwa village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 154th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Tarwa village has 591 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarwa has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Tarwa covers 121.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tarwa falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarwa is Mungara Badshahpur, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tarwa.

Tarwa is about 130 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarwa is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Jakhania is about 7.5 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 13 km away. Mungara Badshahpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisunpur Tarwa (under 2 km), Husanpur Umarwasi (under 2 km) and Kharwasi Pur (under 2 km).

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

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