# Talwandi Goraya Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/talwandi-goraya/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Talwandi Goraya Talwandi Goraya is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143511**. The 2011 Census counted **1,179 people in 201 households**, the 33rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 1,179people (2011) - 201households - 73.7%literacy - 143511PIN code ## Talwandi Goraya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Talwandi Goraya is 143511.** Talwandi Goraya falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143511 - Gram panchayatTalwandi Goraya - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028921 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Talwandi Goraya from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)40 km by road - Dera Baba Nanak (nearest town)10 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 Goraya? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Talwandi Goraya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur Goraya - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Goraya known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Goraya Of every 100 households in Talwandi Goraya in 2011, 89 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Talwandi Goraya · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****68%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **40% Tap water ****15%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **58% Use banking services ****69%** **57% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****81%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****53%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Goraya? ■ Talwandi Goraya · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727** **804 Working population ****36.0%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 70.0% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 288 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Gowara1,280 people - Dharowali1,269 people - Rauwal1,236 people - Udhowali Kalan1,235 people - Athwal1,147 people - Singhpura1,119 people - Jaurian Khurd1,106 people - Ratta1,097 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Talwandi Goraya?143511 - How far is Talwandi Goraya from Gurdaspur?40 km by road - What is the population of Talwandi Goraya?1,179 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talwandi Goraya in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Talwandi Goraya?73.7% (Census 2011)