Talwandi Khurdਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Talwandi Khurd?

Talwandi Khurd is a village in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Bounker Dogran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033623, and it covers 34 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 196 people in Talwandi Khurd: 102 men and 94 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 34 hectares, the population density works out to about 576 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 44 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 74.7 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 52 main workers, the largest group, 31, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 household industry workers and 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Khurd's land. Of the village's 34 hectares, 32 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (32 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manj, Bounker Dogran, Phagguwal and Qutbewal Gujjran.

What is the population of Talwandi Khurd?

The population of Talwandi Khurd was 196 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Talwandi Khurd have?

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