Tallewal is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the

Barnala district Barnala is one of the districts of Indian state of Punjab. It was carved out of Sangrur district. It is a centrally located district bordered by Ludhiana district on the north, Moga district on northwest, Bathinda district on west and by Sangrur ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Tallewal is about 22 km from its district Barnala. It is situated alongside

National Highway 703 (India) National Highway 703 (NH 703) is a National Highway in Northern India. NH 703 connects Jalandar in Punjab and Sirsa in Haryana, running a distance of . National Highway 703 starts at the junction of NH 3 at Jalandar and traverses down to Sirs ...

and

Sirhind Canal The Sirhind Canal is a large irrigation canal that carries water from the Sutlej River in Punjab state, India. It is one of the oldest and biggest irrigation works in the Indus river system, and was inaugurated in 1882 CE. The canal begins at Ropa ...

(Known as 'Tallewal Wali Nehar') is passed from the side of this village. It is one of the largest villages in

Barnala Barnala is a city in the state of Punjab of India. Barnala city serves as the headquarters of the Barnala district which was formed in 2006. Prior to formation of Barnala district, this city was located in Sangrur district. It is situated ne ...

block. It is a developing village and has a post office, a branch of

Punjab National Bank Punjab National Bank (abbreviated as PNB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Delhi. The bank was founded in May 1894 and is the second largest government-owned bank in India, both in terms of its business volumes and its network ...

. Most of the residents are farmers by occupation. The people of the village are very competitive and progressive. Many of its residents have migrated to Canada, U.K., Australia. People from various religions and communities live in the village, therefore, The Village has three main

Gurdwara A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths ...

's, Shivdwala, and a Masjid. Gurudwara Sahib (Nehar wale) is well-known in

Barnala District Barnala is one of the districts of Indian state of Punjab. It was carved out of Sangrur district. It is a centrally located district bordered by Ludhiana district on the north, Moga district on northwest, Bathinda district on west and by Sangrur ...

. The head of the Gurudwara is Sant Baba Karnail Singh Ji. They build the tallest Nishan-e-Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib. Sangrand, Puranmashi Purnima, Masaya and Gurupurabs are main events here.

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{{Barnala district Villages in Barnala district