In June 2003, Talhan hit the headlines in when a forceful assertion of the majority dalit community of Chamars took on members of the Jat community; they wanted a share on the governing committee of the Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh Gurdwara. Though the Chamar community form more than 60 percent of Talhan's 3,000-strong population, they were denied a share in the committee. As a result of a protracted dispute between the villagers, members of the dalit and other communities engage in running all aspects of the village administration . Neighbouring villages include Parasrampur, Kotli Than Singh, Bhakriana, Semmi, Salempur Masanda, Dhanowali, Dakoha, Dhilwan and Puranpur. The village has many castes with surnames such as Jassi , Bains, Sander, Bhogal, Sandhu ,Chahal, Bal and Randhawa. The Bains families are divided into two "pattis" (family divisions): Burha Magu and Rurha Deepa and claim ancestry from Baba Tula who was originally from either Baria village or Bahowal village near Mahilpur. The village Gurudwara is also famous as Visa Request Gurudwara as devotees bring aeroplane replica to request an approval of VISA applications. The village has shops, two banks, Jathera, a Secondary School, a Mosque, temples, a Post Office and four Gurdwara's