Talwandi Jhandirਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਝਂਡਿਰ

Where is Talwandi Jhandir?

Talwandi Jhandir is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030555, and it covers 78 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 372 people in Talwandi Jhandir: 203 men and 169 women, living in 76 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 78 hectares, the population density works out to about 477 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 833 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 219 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.32 per cent and women at 69.38 per cent. The census recorded 121 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 118 main workers, the largest group, 70, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 12 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Jhandir's land. Of the village's 78 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 37 cultivators and 72 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Jhandir is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Devi Dasspur, Mangeki, Alampur and Jande Sarai.

What is the population of Talwandi Jhandir?

The population of Talwandi Jhandir was 372 at the 2011 census, living in 76 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Talwandi Jhandir have?

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