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About Thothian Village

Thothian is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 991 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 755 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thothian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thothian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143111
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 991
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 755
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thothian compares

By the 2011 count Thothian is the 62nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Thothian

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

How far is Thothian from other places

Thothian lies about 28 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Butari, about 3.2 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 Thothian
Nearest railway station Butari 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 11 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 12 km
District headquarters Amritsar 28 km

Villages closest to Thothian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Thothian

As per the Census of India 2011, Thothian village had a population of 1,739. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Thothian village has 991 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thothian has about 755 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Thothian is 143111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thothian covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thothian falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thothian is Butari, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thothian.

Thothian is about 28 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thothian is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Butari is about 3.2 km away. Baba Bakala is about 11 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khilchian (2.1 km), Rattangarh (2.2 km) and Madh (2.4 km).

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

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