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About Thatha Village

Thatha is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,049 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thatha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 392 hectares
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,049
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thatha compares

By the 2011 count Thatha is the 69th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Thatha

Thatha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thatha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 44 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 4.3 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 Fatehgarh Churian 4.3 km
Nearest town Nangli 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Thatha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 2,022. That makes it the 69th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Thatha village has 1,049 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thatha has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Thatha is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thatha covers 392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thatha falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thatha is Fatehgarh Churian, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thatha.

Thatha is about 44 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thatha is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 4.3 km away. Nangli is about 21 km away. Batala 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 Bhalowali (1.9 km), Lodhi Nangal (2.5 km) and Qila Desa Singh (2.7 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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