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About Thandal Village

Thandal is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 99 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144404
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 99
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thandal compares

By the 2011 count Thandal is the 263rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 961.

Getting to Thandal

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

How far is Thandal from other places

Thandal lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 14 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 Thandal
Nearest railway station Kultham Abdulla Shah 14 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 15 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 27 km

Villages closest to Thandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandal village had a population of 193. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Thandal village has 99 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Thandal is 144404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandal covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thandal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thandal is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thandal.

Thandal is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kultham Abdulla Shah is about 14 km away. Phagwāra is about 15 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahar (under 2 km), Jalwehra (under 2 km) and Ajnoha (under 2 km).

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

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