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About Talwandi Kalan Village

Talwandi Kalan is a large village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,892, made up of 1,510 males and 1,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 865 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talwandi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talwandi Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142025
Area (hectares) 865 hectares
Population 2,892
Male Population 1,510
Female Population 1,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Talwandi Kalan is the 32nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 865 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Talwandi Kalan

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

Talwandi Kalan lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 4.1 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Dhat 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Talwandi Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Talwandi Kalan village had a population of 2,892. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Talwandi Kalan village has 1,510 males and 1,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talwandi Kalan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Talwandi Kalan is 142025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talwandi Kalan covers 865 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 Kalan falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Talwandi Kalan is Dhat, about 4.1 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 Kalan.

Talwandi Kalan is about 26 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talwandi Kalan is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 4.1 km away. Jagraon is about 14 km away. Ludhiana is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwandi Khurd (2.0 km), Swaddi Kalan (2.0 km) and Gure (2.8 km).

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

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