Talwandi Sobha Singhਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Talwandi Sobha Singh?

Talwandi Sobha 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 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and is served by the Talwandi Mutsadda Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038170, and it covers 1,060 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,155 people in Talwandi Sobha Singh: 1,148 men and 1,007 women, living in 369 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,060 hectares, the population density works out to about 203 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 282, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 474 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.96 per cent and women at 59.28 per cent. The census recorded 682 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 530 main workers, the largest group, 395, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 113 other workers in trade, transport and services and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 152 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Talwandi Sobha Singh's land. Of the village's 1,060 hectares, 976 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (976 hectares). About 84 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 405 cultivators and 111 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.

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 Sobha 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 18 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 Talwandi Mutsadda Singh, Kaleke Uttar, Maan and Saffa Singhwala.

What is the population of Talwandi Sobha Singh?

The population of Talwandi Sobha Singh was 2,155 at the 2011 census, living in 369 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Talwandi Sobha Singh have?

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