Talwandi Nauabadਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਨੌਆਬਾਦ

Where is Talwandi Nauabad?

Talwandi Nauabad is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033818, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 571 people in Talwandi Nauabad: 302 men and 269 women, living in 107 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 607 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 82, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 525 people, about 92 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.73 per cent and women at 55.13 per cent. The census recorded 238 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 181 main workers, the largest group, 92, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 69 cultivators on their own land and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Nauabad's land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (71 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (7 hectares). About 16 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 72 cultivators and 112 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 Nauabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Walipur Khurd, Aliwal, Maniewal and Bhundri.

What is the population of Talwandi Nauabad?

The population of Talwandi Nauabad was 571 at the 2011 census, living in 107 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Talwandi Nauabad have?

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