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Area code
  
0161

Government body
  
Gram panchayat

Talwandi Kalan (Punjabi:ਤਲਵੰਡੀ ਕਲਾਂ) is a village of Sidhwan Bet Mandal. Talwandi Kalan is in Jagraon, Ludhiana district, Punjab, India. This village is about 10 km from Mullanpur Dakha and is nearby the villages Swaddi Kalan and Gureh. The exact cartographic location of Talwandi Kalan is (30.853849,75.592875).

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Map of Talwandi Kalan, Punjab

Population Demographics

The current population of Talwandi Kalan is about 3500 persons living in about 550 households. As of the 2011 India Census, the population of Talwandi Kalan was about 3500 persons living in about 550 households. 30.5% of the population is illiterate. The major Jatt clan in the village is of Dhanoa.

Religion

  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha is located at centre of Talwandi Kalan.
  • Baba Dher wale is beautiful religious place in Talwandi Kalan. It is spiritual building established in 15th century.

    • Government

    The following are government representatives of Talwandi Kalan:

    Sarpanch

  • Tejinder Singh (Akali party)

    • Pancha

  • Jinder Singh—General Pancha (Akali party)
  • Amrik Singh—General Pancha (Akali party)
  • Jagir Singh—Scheduled Caste Pancha (Akali party)
  • Harminder Singh—General Pancha (Congress party)
  • Pal Singh—Scheduled Caste Pancha (Congress party)
  • Jagmohan Singh—General Pancha (Congress party)

    • Talwandi Kalan's pin code is 142025.

    Education

    There is one government primary school and one government secondary school in Talwandi Kalan. Also notable is Mahant Lachhman Dass High School, a school that provides education to villagers in and beyond Talwandi Kalan.

    Businesses

  • Jagtar Filling Station
  • Deppa Karyana Store This Store is owned by nokwal family and all kind of karyana goods are available here.

    • It has got all the basic amenities like a school, hospital and a corporation society. The villages has a total of 2200 votes. The total land area of the village is 2,100 acres (8.5 km2).

    The 2007 film End of Abundance, a documentary filmed by two Canadians, explores the ecological crisis, poverty, and ending productivity in India through the eyes of a farmer and student in Talwandi Kalan.

    The film "Jatt te Zameen" was shot in Talwandi Kalan mainly in properties owned by Dalip Singh Dhanoa (deceased) and Gurcharan Singh Dhanoa (now living in Calgary, AB, Canada)

    On December 6, 1988, Punjabi film actor Veerendra was shot and killed by terrorists during the filming of a movie in Talwandi Kalan. The terrorists had opened fire on a house owned by the then-former Prime Minister of India.

    Famous Persons Born in Talwandi Kalan

  • Amrik Singh Talwandi Writer.Amrik Singh Talwandi was Awarded National Award in year 1993 from Government of India He was awarded the State Award from Punjab Government in the year 1988.
  • Pohla Singh was a freedom fighter who went in KAMAGATAMARU ship in the 20th century.
  • Dalip Singh Dhanoa, was a minister in Punjab from serving from 1976-1978.
  • Narinjan Singh was a freedom fighter during India's revolution. He was a sepoy in the 14th Sikhs at Multan.
  • Parbhat Singh, born in 1916, was a freedom fighter taken as prisoner of war.
  • Ram Singh, born in 1921, was a freedom fighter who served the Indian Army as Sepoy No. 913746
  • Havaldar Jaswant Singh of 118 Engineers Regiment sacrificed his life fighting insurgents at Badipur in Jammu and Kashmir.

    • References

    Talwandi Kalan Wikipedia
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