Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West)ਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਕਲਾਂ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਵੇਸਟ

Where is Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West)?

Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West) is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Talwandi Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033619, and it covers 243 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,708 people in Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West): 851 men and 857 women, living in 330 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 243 hectares, the population density works out to about 703 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1007 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 296, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,665 people, about 97 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.55 per cent and women at 54.44 per cent. The census recorded 489 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 481 main workers, the largest group, 445, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West)'s land. Of the village's 243 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (183 hectares). About 60 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 26 cultivators and 9 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majra Khurd, Laudhowal, Kadian and Phagguwal.

What is the population of Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West)?

The population of Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West) was 1,708 at the 2011 census, living in 330 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Talwandi Kalan (Ludhiana West) have?

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