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About Talwandi Rama Village

Talwandi Rama is a large village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,433, made up of 1,288 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwandi Rama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwandi Rama village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 413 hectares
Population 2,433
Male Population 1,288
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talwandi Rama compares

By the 2011 count Talwandi Rama is the 7th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Talwandi Rama

Talwandi Rama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talwandi Rama as Available within village. 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 Rama from other places

Talwandi Rama lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 6.2 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 Rama
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 11 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 24 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 40 km

Villages closest to Talwandi Rama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Rama

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwandi Rama village had a population of 2,433. That makes it the 7th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Talwandi Rama village has 1,288 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwandi Rama has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Talwandi Rama is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwandi Rama covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwandi Rama falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Talwandi Rama is Rattar Chattar, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Talwandi Rama.

Talwandi Rama is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwandi Rama is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 6.2 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 11 km away. Ajnāla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathiala (under 2 km), Nikko Sarai (under 2 km) and Malewal (1.7 km).

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

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