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About Thatha Village

Thatha is a large village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,158, made up of 1,125 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thatha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 686 hectares
Population 2,158
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thatha compares

By the 2011 count Thatha is the 15th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 686 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Thatha

Thatha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thatha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Thatha from other places

Thatha lies about 31 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 5.6 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 Thatha
Nearest railway station Butewala 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 10 km
District headquarters Firozpur 31 km

Villages closest to Thatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thatha village had a population of 2,158. That makes it the 15th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Thatha village has 1,125 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thatha has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Thatha is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thatha covers 686 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thatha falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thatha is Butewala, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance for Thatha.

Thatha is about 31 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thatha is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about 5.6 km away. Zira is about 10 km away. Firozpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chabba (1.9 km), Lohke Kalan (2.3 km) and Naurang Singhwala (2.4 km).

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

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