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About Kharkhara Thuthowala Village

Kharkhara Thuthowala is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,780, made up of 960 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkhara Thuthowala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkhara Thuthowala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 1,780
Male Population 960
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharkhara Thuthowala compares

By the 2011 count Kharkhara Thuthowala is the 46th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kharkhara Thuthowala

Kharkhara Thuthowala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharkhara Thuthowala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kharkhara Thuthowala from other places

Kharkhara Thuthowala lies about 50 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 6.2 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 Kharkhara Thuthowala
Nearest railway station Kandwal 6.2 km
Nearest town Mamun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 15 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 50 km

Villages closest to Kharkhara Thuthowala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Kharkhara Thuthowala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkhara Thuthowala village had a population of 1,780. That makes it the 46th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Kharkhara Thuthowala village has 960 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkhara Thuthowala has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kharkhara Thuthowala is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkhara Thuthowala covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharkhara Thuthowala falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kharkhara Thuthowala is Kandwal, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance for Kharkhara Thuthowala.

Kharkhara Thuthowala is about 50 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkhara Thuthowala is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kandwal is about 6.2 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Pathankot is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charak (under 2 km), Narainpur (3.5 km) and Bungal (5.3 km).

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

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