Talwandi Kanungoianਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਕਨੁਂਗੋਿਆਂ

Where is Talwandi Kanungoian?

Talwandi Kanungoian is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Talwandi--Kanungoian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031713, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 956 people in Talwandi Kanungoian: 493 men and 463 women, living in 192 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 784 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 801 people, about 84 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.6 per cent and women at 67.79 per cent. The census recorded 325 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 275 main workers, the largest group, 184, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 41 agricultural labourers and 40 cultivators on their own land. A further 50 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Kanungoian's land. Of the village's 122 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 99 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (99 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 40 cultivators and 49 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, 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 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 Kanungoian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Rajian, Taragarh, Badowal and Nasrala.

What is the population of Talwandi Kanungoian?

The population of Talwandi Kanungoian was 956 at the 2011 census, living in 192 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Talwandi Kanungoian have?

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