# Talwara Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Talwara

Talwara is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144629**. The 2011 Census counted **85 people in 19 households**, the 168th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 85people (2011)
- 19households
- 72.1%literacy
- 144629PIN code

## Talwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Talwara is 144629.** Talwara falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144629
- Gram panchayatTalwara
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029796

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

## How far is Talwara from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)51 km by road
- Shahkot (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 Talwara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Talwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sichewali
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nihaluwal
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sichewali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Talwara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. Products made here include trolly. About 97% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 264 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 Talwara

Of every 100 households in Talwara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 90 a two-wheeler and 58 a car.

■ Talwara · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**26%

Tap water ****10%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**56%

Use banking services ****95%**

**71%

Television ****95%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****90%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****58%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Talwara?

■ Talwara · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**862

Working population ****25.9%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 62.9% for women. 52% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 22 (100%)

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

- Chawinda145 people
- Mundi Kasu117 people
- Mirpur Saidan108 people
- Gadaipur102 people
- Chak Gadaipur73 people
- Mirzapur70 people
- Paraliwala64 people
- Parana54 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Talwara?144629
- How far is Talwara from Jalandhar?51 km by road
- What is the population of Talwara?85 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talwara in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Talwara?72.1% (Census 2011)