Talwandi Mutsadda Singhਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਮੁਟਸੱਡਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Talwandi Mutsadda Singh?

Talwandi Mutsadda Singh is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 20 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 038169, and it covers 188 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 999 people in Talwandi Mutsadda Singh: 533 men and 466 women, living in 168 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 188 hectares, the population density works out to about 531 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 138, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 289 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.85 per cent and women at 59.27 per cent. The census recorded 316 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 308 main workers, the largest group, 206, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 55 other workers in trade, transport and services and 45 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Mutsadda Singh's land. Of the village's 188 hectares, 147 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (147 hectares). About 41 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 208 cultivators and 46 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 2 government primary schools, 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Talwandi Mutsadda 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 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Maan, Talwandi Sobha Singh, Gharyala and Kaleke Uttar.

What is the population of Talwandi Mutsadda Singh?

The population of Talwandi Mutsadda Singh was 999 at the 2011 census, living in 168 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Talwandi Mutsadda Singh have?

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