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Talwandi Salhan Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Talwandi Salhan is a medium size village located in Dasua Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 459 families residing. The Talwandi Salhan village has population of 1899 of which 924 are males while 975 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Talwandi Salhan village population of children with age 0-6 is 209 which makes up 11.01 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Talwandi Salhan village is 1055 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Talwandi Salhan as per census is 659, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Talwandi Salhan village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Talwandi Salhan village was 80.30 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Talwandi Salhan Male literacy stands at 85.71 % while female literacy rate was 75.45 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Talwandi Salhan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Talwandi Salhan village.

Talwandi Salhan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 459 - -
Population 1,899 924 975
Child (0-6) 209 126 83
Schedule Caste 455 236 219
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 80.30 % 85.71 % 75.45 %
Total Workers 354 302 52
Main Worker 303 - -
Marginal Worker 51 34 17

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.96 % of total population in Talwandi Salhan village. The village Talwandi Salhan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Talwandi Salhan village out of total population, 354 were engaged in work activities. 85.59 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.41 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 354 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.