Talwandi Jattanਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਜੱਟਨ

Where is Talwandi Jattan?

Talwandi Jattan is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Talwandi--Jattan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030886, and it covers 169 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 818 people in Talwandi Jattan: 418 men and 400 women, living in 188 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 169 hectares, the population density works out to about 484 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 957 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 78, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 442 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.07 per cent and women at 81.64 per cent. The census recorded 286 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 176 main workers, the largest group, 78, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 72 other workers in trade, transport and services and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 110 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Jattan's land. Of the village's 169 hectares, 148 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 127 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (127 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 78 cultivators and 120 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Jattan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Birampur, Bahla, Khiala Balanda and Galowal.

What is the population of Talwandi Jattan?

The population of Talwandi Jattan was 818 at the 2011 census, living in 188 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Talwandi Jattan have?

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