Talwandi Shibuਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਸ਼ਿਬੁ

Where is Talwandi Shibu?

Talwandi Shibu is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rahon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Aur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032273, and it covers 161 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 192 people in Talwandi Shibu: 108 men and 84 women, living in 34 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 161 hectares, the population density works out to about 119 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 778 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 77 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 49.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 49.21 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 58 main workers, the largest group, 48, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Shibu's land. Of the village's 161 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (127 hectares). About 34 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 0 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Shibu is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rahon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lalewal, Ibrahimpur, Khoja and Garhi Bharti.

What is the population of Talwandi Shibu?

The population of Talwandi Shibu was 192 at the 2011 census, living in 34 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Talwandi Shibu have?

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