Mana Talwandiਮਨਾ ਤਲਵੰਡੀ

Where is Mana Talwandi?

Mana Talwandi is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029094, and it covers 475 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,447 people in Mana Talwandi: 741 men and 706 women, living in 294 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 475 hectares, the population density works out to about 305 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 132, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 513 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.29 per cent and women at 78.12 per cent. The census recorded 403 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 320 main workers, the largest group, 168, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 137 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 83 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mana Talwandi's land. Of the village's 475 hectares, 431 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (431 hectares). About 44 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 178 cultivators and 15 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Mana Talwandi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lit and Ramgarh.

What is the population of Mana Talwandi?

The population of Mana Talwandi was 1,447 at the 2011 census, living in 294 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mana Talwandi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mana Talwandi has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.