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About Thakarpur Village

Thakarpur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 370 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 370
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thakarpur compares

By the 2011 count Thakarpur is the 169th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Thakarpur

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

How far is Thakarpur from other places

Thakarpur lies about 19 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 1.6 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 Thakarpur
Nearest railway station Parmanand 1.6 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 17 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 19 km

Villages closest to Thakarpur

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 Thakarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakarpur village had a population of 733. That makes it the 169th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Thakarpur village has 370 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakarpur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Thakarpur is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakarpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thakarpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thakarpur is Parmanand, about 1.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thakarpur.

Thakarpur is about 19 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakarpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 1.6 km away. Dīnānagar is about 6.0 km away. Pathankot is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahri Sarmon (under 2 km), Lahri Gujran (under 2 km) and Kanwan (under 2 km).

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

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