Talwara Jattanਤਲਵਰਾ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Talwara Jattan?

Talwara Jattan is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027495, and it covers 100 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 456 people in Talwara Jattan: 247 men and 209 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 100 hectares, the population density works out to about 456 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 846 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 249 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.47 per cent and women at 77.37 per cent. The census recorded 134 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 130 main workers, the largest group, 118, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwara Jattan's land. Of the village's 100 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (30 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (12 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 11 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Talwara Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Simbli Gujjran, Beli Chahngan, Lahri and Nangal Bhor.

What is the population of Talwara Jattan?

The population of Talwara Jattan was 456 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Talwara Jattan have?

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