Talwandi Bhindranਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਭਿਂਡਰਨ

Where is Talwandi Bhindran?

Talwandi Bhindran is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028598, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 645 people in Talwandi Bhindran: 344 men and 301 women, living in 133 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 725 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 146 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.29 per cent and women at 73.72 per cent. The census recorded 216 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 203 main workers, the largest group, 122, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 45 cultivators on their own land and 33 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Bhindran's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 81 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (81 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 47 cultivators and 129 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, 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 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 Bhindran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 17 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 Veela Bajju, Langianwali, Meekey and Bolewal.

What is the population of Talwandi Bhindran?

The population of Talwandi Bhindran was 645 at the 2011 census, living in 133 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talwandi Bhindran have?

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