Talwandi (288)ਤਲਵੰਡੀ

Where is Talwandi (288)?

Talwandi (288) 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 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and is served by the Talwandi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027854, and it covers 160 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,146 people in Talwandi (288): 608 men and 538 women, living in 215 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 160 hectares, the population density works out to about 716 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 128, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 565 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.96 per cent and women at 74.17 per cent. The census recorded 442 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 343 main workers, the largest group, 272, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 99 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi (288)'s land. Of the village's 160 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (64 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). About 49 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 63 cultivators and 12 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi (288) 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 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhakhar Pindi, Deeda, Awankha and Doaba.

What is the population of Talwandi (288)?

The population of Talwandi (288) was 1,146 at the 2011 census, living in 215 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talwandi (288) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Talwandi (288) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.