Talwan, India

Talwan
Village
Talwan

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°01′N 75°37′E / 31.017°N 75.617°E / 31.017; 75.617Coordinates: 31°01′N 75°37′E / 31.017°N 75.617°E / 31.017; 75.617
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 144038 [1]
Telephone code 1826

Talwan is a town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab.

Talwan lies on the Nurmahal-Talwan main road. 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)

Famous people from Talwan

Swami Shraddhanand (Munshiram) who was a freedom fighter, social reformer and founder of Gurukul Kangri, hailed from and was born in Talwan.[2]

Pin Code & STD code & Web-site

Talwan's pin code & STD Code is 144039 & 01826 respectively.
http://talwan.webs.com

References

  1. Indian postal website with Talwan's PIN code
  2. Jones, Kenneth. Arya Dharm: Hindu Consciousness in 19th-century Punjab (First ed.). Manohar Publishers and Distributors. p. 329. ISBN 978-8173047091.
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