# Talwandi Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar 

# Talwandi

Talwandi is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143116**. The 2011 Census counted **612 people in 107 households**, the 123rd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 612people (2011)
- 107households
- 73.0%literacy
- 143116PIN code

## Talwandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Talwandi is 143116.** Talwandi falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143116
- Gram panchayatTalwandi Mashumula Malowal
- Community development blockTarsika
- Census village code037735

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Talwandi from nearby towns?

- Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Rayya (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Talwandi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Talwandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jabbowal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Talwandi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 90% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Talwandi

Of every 100 households in Talwandi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Talwandi · ■ Baba Bakala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**28%

Tap water ****6%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**52%

Use banking services ****53%**

**67%

Television ****88%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**8%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****89%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Talwandi?

■ Talwandi · ■ Baba Bakala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**804

Working population ****31.7%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 67.7% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (20%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baba Bakala

- Bathu Chak694 people
- Madhepur677 people
- Naraingarh670 people
- Jharu Nangal650 people
- Mehmudpura606 people
- Dera Baba Jaimal Singh594 people
- Bhoe592 people
- Raipur Khurd588 people

[All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Talwandi?143116
- How far is Talwandi from Amritsar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Talwandi?612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talwandi in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Talwandi?73.0% (Census 2011)