Talwandi Bhangerianਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਭਂਗੇਰਿਆਂ

Where is Talwandi Bhangerian?

Talwandi Bhangerian is a village of Moga tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-I community development block and is served by the Talwandi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034038, and it covers 776 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,541 people in Talwandi Bhangerian: 1,824 men and 1,717 women, living in 683 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 776 hectares, the population density works out to about 456 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 343, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,540 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.82 per cent and women at 64.06 per cent. The census recorded 1,188 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 972 main workers, the largest group, 390, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 323 other workers in trade, transport and services and 230 agricultural labourers. A further 216 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Bhangerian's land. Of the village's 776 hectares, 689 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (689 hectares). About 86 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 397 cultivators and 419 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 2 government primary schools, 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 primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Bhangerian is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moga, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rauli and Dosanjh.

What is the population of Talwandi Bhangerian?

The population of Talwandi Bhangerian was 3,541 at the 2011 census, living in 683 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Talwandi Bhangerian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Talwandi Bhangerian has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.