Talabpurਤਲਬਪੁਰ

Where is Talabpur?

Talabpur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Kothe Abadi,Talibpur Pandori, Karwal Abadi, gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028203, and it covers 964 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,659 people in Talabpur: 2,373 men and 2,286 women, living in 845 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 964 hectares, the population density works out to about 483 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 963 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 512, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 955 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.45 per cent and women at 77.14 per cent. The census recorded 1,237 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 1,005 main workers, the largest group, 618, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 225 agricultural labourers and 114 cultivators on their own land. A further 232 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talabpur's land. Of the village's 964 hectares, 860 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 144 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (144 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 121 cultivators and 319 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talabpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lahri Viran, Sirkian, Pakhowal and Sihowal.

What is the population of Talabpur?

The population of Talabpur was 4,659 at the 2011 census, living in 845 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talabpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Talabpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.