Talwandi Mehmaਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਮੇਹਮਾ

Where is Talwandi Mehma?

Talwandi Mehma is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029245, and it covers 224 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,396 people in Talwandi Mehma: 715 men and 681 women, living in 258 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 224 hectares, the population density works out to about 623 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 141, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 984 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.69 per cent and women at 67.43 per cent. The census recorded 471 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 305 main workers, the largest group, 142, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 100 agricultural labourers and 53 cultivators on their own land. A further 166 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Mehma's land. Of the village's 224 hectares, 197 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (197 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 71 cultivators and 141 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 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 Mehma is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mansurwal Dona, Razapur, Dhaliwal Dona and Kutabpur.

What is the population of Talwandi Mehma?

The population of Talwandi Mehma was 1,396 at the 2011 census, living in 258 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Talwandi Mehma have?

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