Talwandi Bakhtaਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਬਖਟਾ

Where is Talwandi Bakhta?

Talwandi Bakhta is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028718, and it covers 299 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 744 people in Talwandi Bakhta: 407 men and 337 women, living in 128 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 299 hectares, the population density works out to about 249 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 828 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 31 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.37 per cent and women at 77.42 per cent. The census recorded 205 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 205 main workers, the largest group, 171, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 33 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Bakhta's land. Of the village's 299 hectares, 278 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (278 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 171 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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 Bakhta is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nathwal, Purian Kalan, Basarpura and Ball.

What is the population of Talwandi Bakhta?

The population of Talwandi Bakhta was 744 at the 2011 census, living in 128 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talwandi Bakhta have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Talwandi Bakhta has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.