Talwandi Purdilਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਪੁਰਡਿਲ

Where is Talwandi Purdil?

Talwandi Purdil is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and 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 029013, and it covers 213 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 495 people in Talwandi Purdil: 256 men and 239 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 213 hectares, the population density works out to about 233 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 155 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.3 per cent and women at 73.95 per cent. The census recorded 154 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 148 main workers, the largest group, 85, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 55 agricultural labourers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Purdil's land. Of the village's 213 hectares, 198 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (198 hectares). About 15 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 88 cultivators and 56 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 Purdil is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhulath, about 4 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 Sheruwal, Khassan, Husewal and Talwara.

What is the population of Talwandi Purdil?

The population of Talwandi Purdil was 495 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Talwandi Purdil have?

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