Talwandi Jheuranਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਝੇਉਰਨ

Where is Talwandi Jheuran?

Talwandi Jheuran 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 3 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 028755, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,258 people in Talwandi Jheuran: 662 men and 596 women, living in 238 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,113 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 149, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 37 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.71 per cent and women at 77.07 per cent. The census recorded 358 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 355 main workers, the largest group, 204, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 119 household industry workers and 17 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Jheuran's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 18 cultivators and 15 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Jheuran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhullar, Winjwan, Kotla Sahya and Jaura Singha.

What is the population of Talwandi Jheuran?

The population of Talwandi Jheuran was 1,258 at the 2011 census, living in 238 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talwandi Jheuran have?

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