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About Thial Village

Thial is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 255 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thial village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Majalta
Pincode 184205
Area (hectares) 21.5 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 255
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thial compares

By the 2011 count Thial is the 34th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 21.5 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Thial

Thial is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thial as Available within 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 Thial from other places

Thial lies about 21 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 4.4 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 Thial
Nearest railway station Bajalta 4.4 km
Nearest town Jammu 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Majalta 21 km
District headquarters Udhampur 21 km

Villages closest to Thial

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majalta 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 Thial

As per the Census of India 2011, Thial village had a population of 505. That makes it the 34th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Thial village has 255 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thial has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Thial is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thial covers 21.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thial falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Thial is Bajalta, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thial.

Thial is about 21 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thial is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Bajalta is about 4.4 km away. Jammu is about 13 km away. Majalta is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiani (5.5 km), Nagrota Lala (5.7 km) and Ghar Sawanabanj (6.0 km).

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

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