Talwandi Jhunglanਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਝੁਂਗਲਨ

Where is Talwandi Jhunglan?

Talwandi Jhunglan is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028687, and it covers 443 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,718 people in Talwandi Jhunglan: 918 men and 800 women, living in 335 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 443 hectares, the population density works out to about 388 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 184, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 621 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.54 per cent and women at 62.55 per cent. The census recorded 485 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 478 main workers, the largest group, 315, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 143 cultivators on their own land and 19 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Jhunglan's land. Of the village's 443 hectares, 414 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (414 hectares). About 29 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 143 cultivators and 19 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 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Jhunglan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Qadian, about 11 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 Loh Chap, Bhagian, Chima and Nangal Buttar.

What is the population of Talwandi Jhunglan?

The population of Talwandi Jhunglan was 1,718 at the 2011 census, living in 335 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talwandi Jhunglan have?

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