Talwandi Hinduanਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਹਿਂਡੂਆਂ

Where is Talwandi Hinduan?

Talwandi Hinduan is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028985, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 791 people in Talwandi Hinduan: 433 men and 358 women, living in 142 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 676 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.8 per cent and women at 62.77 per cent. The census recorded 449 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 125 main workers, the largest group, 68, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 44 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 324 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Hinduan's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (102 hectares). About 14 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 61 cultivators and 16 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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 Hinduan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panwan, Dala, Dharamabad and Gurchak.

What is the population of Talwandi Hinduan?

The population of Talwandi Hinduan was 791 at the 2011 census, living in 142 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talwandi Hinduan have?

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