Talwandi Bha-rathਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਭਰਥ

Where is Talwandi Bha-rath?

Talwandi Bha-rath is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and is served by the Talwandi Bha-Rath gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028787, and it covers 213 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,150 people in Talwandi Bha-rath: 1,666 men and 1,484 women, living in 583 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 213 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,479 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 430, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,340 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.78 per cent and women at 62.97 per cent. The census recorded 973 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 790 main workers, the largest group, 521, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 155 cultivators on their own land and 103 agricultural labourers. A further 183 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Bha-rath's land. Of the village's 213 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (46 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (99 hectares). About 65 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 155 cultivators and 107 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Bha-rath is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Aliwal Araian and Bullowal.

What is the population of Talwandi Bha-rath?

The population of Talwandi Bha-rath was 3,150 at the 2011 census, living in 583 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talwandi Bha-rath have?

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