# Talwandi Rama Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/talwandi-rama/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Talwandi Rama Talwandi Rama is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143604**. The 2011 Census counted **2,433 people in 458 households**, the 7th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 2,433people (2011) - 458households - 70.9%literacy - 143604PIN code ## Talwandi Rama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Talwandi Rama is 143604.** Talwandi Rama falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143604 - Gram panchayatTalwandi Rama - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028948 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Talwandi Rama from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)40 km by road - Dera Baba Nanak (nearest town)14 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 Rama? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Talwandi Rama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Rama known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 377 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 Rama Of every 100 households in Talwandi Rama in 2011, 98 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Talwandi Rama · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****53%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **40% Tap water ****15%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **58% Use banking services ****47%** **57% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****82%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Rama? ■ Talwandi Rama · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****680** **804 Working population ****39.0%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 64.5% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 196 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (33%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (14%) · **■** Marginal 301 (32%) 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 - Dhianpur3,564 people - Kotli Surat Malhi3,362 people - Dharamkot Randhawa2,995 people - Rahimabad2,529 people - Pabbarali2,206 people - Thetharke1,989 people - Nikko Sarai1,972 people - Raichak1,824 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 Rama?143604 - How far is Talwandi Rama from Gurdaspur?40 km by road - What is the population of Talwandi Rama?2,433 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talwandi Rama in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Talwandi Rama?70.9% (Census 2011)