Talwandi Raiਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਰਾਏ

Where is Talwandi Rai?

Talwandi Rai is a village of Raikot tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Raikot, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Raikot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033692, and it covers 1,584 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,355 people in Talwandi Rai: 1,717 men and 1,638 women, living in 667 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,584 hectares, the population density works out to about 212 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 954 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 321, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,527 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.08 per cent and women at 71.71 per cent. The census recorded 1,822 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 1,648 main workers, the largest group, 616, were household industry workers, ahead of 392 cultivators on their own land and 324 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 174 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Rai's land. Of the village's 1,584 hectares, 1,490 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (1,490 hectares). About 94 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 418 cultivators and 355 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Rai is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raikot, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Raikot, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj Hari Singh, Heran, Ruppa Patti and Rajoana Kalan.

What is the population of Talwandi Rai?

The population of Talwandi Rai was 3,355 at the 2011 census, living in 667 households in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Talwandi Rai have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Talwandi Rai has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.