Talwaraਤਲਵਾੜਾ

Where is Talwara?

Talwara 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 3 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 029015, and it covers 342 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,401 people in Talwara: 1,185 men and 1,216 women, living in 485 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 342 hectares, the population density works out to about 703 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1026 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 254, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 487 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.41 per cent and women at 72.86 per cent. The census recorded 677 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 642 main workers, the largest group, 307, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 293 other workers in trade, transport and services and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwara's land. Of the village's 342 hectares, 264 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (264 hectares). About 77 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 311 cultivators and 43 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, 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 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

Talwara 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 3 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 Khassan, Chak Shah Kala, Talwandi Purdil and Bakarpur.

What is the population of Talwara?

The population of Talwara was 2,401 at the 2011 census, living in 485 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Talwara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Talwara 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.