Mand Talwandi Kukaਮੰਡ ਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਕੁਕਾ

Where is Mand Talwandi Kuka?

Mand Talwandi Kuka is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhulath, about 10 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 029026, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 306 people in Mand Talwandi Kuka: 162 men and 144 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 571 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.43 per cent and women at 62.99 per cent. The census recorded 100 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 55, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 25 cultivators on their own land and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mand Talwandi Kuka's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 49 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (49 hectares). About 5 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 25 cultivators and 17 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. 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

Mand Talwandi Kuka 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 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan, Mand Ahmedwala, Maqsudpur and Mand Dograwala.

What is the population of Mand Talwandi Kuka?

The population of Mand Talwandi Kuka was 306 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mand Talwandi Kuka have?

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