Talwandi Abdarਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਅਬਡਰ

Where is Talwandi Abdar?

Talwandi Abdar is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhogpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030510, and it covers 188 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 100 people in Talwandi Abdar: 55 men and 45 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 188 hectares, the population density works out to about 53 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 818 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92 per cent and women at 79.07 per cent. The census recorded 34 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 34 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Abdar's land. Of the village's 188 hectares, 172 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (172 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Abdar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Garhi Bukhsha, Sudana, Jallowal and Ghug.

What is the population of Talwandi Abdar?

The population of Talwandi Abdar was 100 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Talwandi Abdar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Talwandi Abdar has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.