About Talwandi Butian Village

Talwandi Butian is a large village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,889, made up of 1,480 males and 1,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwandi Butian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwandi Butian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144702
Area (hectares)	874 hectares
Population	2,889
Male Population	1,480
Female Population	1,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talwandi Butian compares

By the 2011 count Talwandi Butian is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 874 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Talwandi Butian

Talwandi Butian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talwandi Butian as Available within 5 - 10 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 Butian from other places

Talwandi Butian lies about 40 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 3.4 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 Butian
Nearest railway station	Sindhar	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	6.2 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	20 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	40 km

Villages closest to Talwandi Butian

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

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Common questions about Talwandi Butian

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwandi Butian village had a population of 2,889. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Talwandi Butian village has 1,480 males and 1,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwandi Butian has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Talwandi Butian is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwandi Butian covers 874 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talwandi Butian falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Talwandi Butian is Sindhar, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Talwandi Butian.

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

Talwandi Butian is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sindhar is about 3.4 km away. Shahkot is about 6.2 km away. Nakodar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.