Talwandi Kokaਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਕੋਕਾ

Where is Talwandi Koka?

Talwandi Koka is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 7 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 029030, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 758 people in Talwandi Koka: 352 men and 406 women, living in 177 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 683 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1153 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 88, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 89 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.07 per cent and women at 70.33 per cent. The census recorded 151 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 137 main workers, the largest group, 83, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 48 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Koka's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 10 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 49 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 Koka is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Begowal, about 7 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 Mand Sandhi Khanwala, Mand Rawan, Mand Dograwala and Rawan.

What is the population of Talwandi Koka?

The population of Talwandi Koka was 758 at the 2011 census, living in 177 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Talwandi Koka have?

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