Talwandi Raja Dina Nathਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਰਜਾ ਦਿਨਾ ਨਥ

Where is Talwandi Raja Dina Nath?

Talwandi Raja Dina Nath is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028023, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 413 people in Talwandi Raja Dina Nath: 224 men and 189 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 454 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.29 per cent and women at 65.45 per cent. The census recorded 126 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 92, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Raja Dina Nath's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 11 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 94 cultivators and 23 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.

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 Raja Dina Nath is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manj, Mahal, Gosal and Bakhshiwala.

What is the population of Talwandi Raja Dina Nath?

The population of Talwandi Raja Dina Nath was 413 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Talwandi Raja Dina Nath have?

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