# Talwandi Butian Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/talwandi-butian/ Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Talwandi Butian Talwandi Butian is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144702**. The 2011 Census counted **2,889 people in 535 households**, the 1st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 2,889people (2011) - 535households - 66.8%literacy - 144702PIN code ## Talwandi Butian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Talwandi Butian is 144702.** Talwandi Butian falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144702 - Gram panchayatTalwandi Butian, Rajewal, Rajewal Khurd - Community development blockShahkot - Census village code029744 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Talwandi Butian from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)52 km by road - Shahkot (nearest town)6 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 Butian? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Talwandi Butian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bajwa Kalan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shah Kot - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahkot - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Butian known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 94% of the 874 hectares of village land is sown, and 818 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 Butian Of every 100 households in Talwandi Butian in 2011, 80 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Talwandi Butian · ■ Shahkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **96% Toilet within the home ****61%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **26% Tap water ****28%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **56% Use banking services ****70%** **71% Television ****82%** **83% Mobile phone ****76%** **81% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****50%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Butian? ■ Talwandi Butian · ■ Shahkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **862 Working population ****32.9%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 401 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (45%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 82 (9%) · **■** Marginal 21 (2%) 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 Shahkot - Salah Nagar2,478 people - Punian2,286 people - Kular2,275 people - Gidarpindi2,181 people [All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Talwandi Butian?144702 - How far is Talwandi Butian from Jalandhar?52 km by road - What is the population of Talwandi Butian?2,889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talwandi Butian in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Talwandi Butian?66.8% (Census 2011)