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About Talwandi Bakhta Village

Talwandi Bakhta is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 407 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwandi Bakhta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwandi Bakhta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 407
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talwandi Bakhta compares

By the 2011 count Talwandi Bakhta is the 237th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Talwandi Bakhta

Talwandi Bakhta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talwandi Bakhta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talwandi Bakhta from other places

Talwandi Bakhta lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Talwandi Bakhta
Tehsil headquarters Batala 6.1 km
Nearest town Batāla 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 7.3 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Talwandi Bakhta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Talwandi Bakhta

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwandi Bakhta village had a population of 744. That makes it the 237th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Talwandi Bakhta village has 407 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwandi Bakhta has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Talwandi Bakhta is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwandi Bakhta covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwandi Bakhta falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Talwandi Bakhta is Batala Junction, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Talwandi Bakhta.

Talwandi Bakhta is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwandi Bakhta is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 6.1 km away. Batāla is about 6.1 km away. Batala Junction is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathwal (under 2 km), Purian Kalan (1.6 km) and Kot Bakhta (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Talwandi Bakhta today is likely to be higher.

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