Talwan is a village in Punjab near the city of Nurmahal. Nurmahal is a sub-tehsil in the district Jalandhar in the Indian state of Punjab.
Talwan, Punjab | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Talwan, Punjab Location in Punjab, India  Talwan, Punjab Talwan, Punjab (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°01′N 75°37′E / 31.017°N 75.617°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144039 [1] |
| Telephone code | 1826 |
| Vehicle registration | PB-08 |
Talwan town is situated on the bank shore of Sutlej river that is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. Talwan lies on the Jalandhar-Nurmahal-Talwan Major District Road 82 (MDR 82) of Punjab. The development block for Talwan is Nurmahal. The nearest railway station to Talwan is Nurmahal railway station at a distance of 8 km. Talwan falls into Dhagara(village)
Notable people from Talwan edit
Swami Shraddhanand (Munshiram) who was a freedom fighter, social reformer and founder of Gurukul Kangri, was born in Talwan.[2]
Pin Code & STD codes edit
Talwan's pin code & STD Code is 144039 & 01826 respectively.
References edit
- ^ Indian postal website with Talwan's PIN code
- ^ Jones.Consciousness in 19th-century Punjab. (First ed.). Manohar Publishers and Distributors. p. 329. ISBN 978-8173047091.
{{cite book}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. Talwan village Website and other pages https://talwan.art.blog