Talwandi Mohar Singhਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਮੋਹਰ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Talwandi Mohar Singh?

Talwandi Mohar Singh is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038174, and it covers 509 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,223 people in Talwandi Mohar Singh: 629 men and 594 women, living in 248 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 509 hectares, the population density works out to about 240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 151, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 359 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.22 per cent and women at 62.91 per cent. The census recorded 487 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 351 main workers, the largest group, 236, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 85 agricultural labourers and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 136 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Mohar Singh's land. Of the village's 509 hectares, 471 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (471 hectares). About 37 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 255 cultivators and 86 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 and 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Mohar Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bangla Rai, Tut, Saffa Singhwala and Jhugian Kalu.

What is the population of Talwandi Mohar Singh?

The population of Talwandi Mohar Singh was 1,223 at the 2011 census, living in 248 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Talwandi Mohar Singh have?

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