Talwandi (370)ਤਲਵੰਡੀ

Where is Talwandi (370)?

Talwandi (370) is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Talwandi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028305, and it covers 354 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,882 people in Talwandi (370): 1,022 men and 860 women, living in 357 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 354 hectares, the population density works out to about 532 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 841 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 218, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 82 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.85 per cent and women at 66.32 per cent. The census recorded 727 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 578 main workers, the largest group, 447, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 72 cultivators on their own land and 53 agricultural labourers. A further 149 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi (370)'s land. Of the village's 354 hectares, 279 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (209 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 67 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 78 cultivators and 94 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi (370) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rattowal, Mahan Dev Kalan, Mustfabad Jattan and Babri Nangal.

What is the population of Talwandi (370)?

The population of Talwandi (370) was 1,882 at the 2011 census, living in 357 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talwandi (370) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Talwandi (370) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.