Talwara (Ludhiana West)ਤਲਵਰਾ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਵੇਸਟ

Where is Talwara (Ludhiana West)?

Talwara (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 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Talwara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033646, and it covers 358 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,056 people in Talwara (Ludhiana West): 555 men and 501 women, living in 210 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 358 hectares, the population density works out to about 295 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 561 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.08 per cent and women at 78.91 per cent. The census recorded 345 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 340 main workers, the largest group, 232, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 67 agricultural labourers and 39 cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwara (Ludhiana West)'s land. Of the village's 358 hectares, 250 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (250 hectares). About 108 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 39 cultivators and 68 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwara (Ludhiana West) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 6 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 Ladian Khurd, Bagga Kalan, Ladian Kalan and Jainpur.

What is the population of Talwara (Ludhiana West)?

The population of Talwara (Ludhiana West) was 1,056 at the 2011 census, living in 210 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Talwara (Ludhiana West) have?

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