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About Trichal Village

Trichal is a small village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 198 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Trichal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Trichal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 185102
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 198
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Trichal compares

By the 2011 count Trichal is the 34th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Trichal

Trichal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Trichal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Trichal from other places

Trichal lies about 14 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 52 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Trichal
Tehsil headquarters Mandi 3.7 km
District headquarters Punch 14 km
Nearest town Pūnch 14 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 52 km

Villages closest to Trichal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Trichal

As per the Census of India 2011, Trichal village had a population of 366. That makes it the 34th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Trichal village has 198 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Trichal has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Trichal is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Trichal covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Trichal falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Trichal is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 52 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Trichal.

Trichal is about 14 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Trichal is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 3.7 km away. Punch is about 14 km away. Pūnch is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marnote (under 2 km), Baila (under 2 km) and Dhara (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Trichal today is likely to be higher.

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