About Thakkarwal Village

Thakkarwal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 498 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakkarwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakkarwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	146001
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	1,004
Male Population	498
Female Population	506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakkarwal compares

By the 2011 count Thakkarwal is the 118th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Thakkarwal

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

How far is Thakkarwal from other places

Thakkarwal lies about 20 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Nasrala, about 17 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 Thakkarwal
Nearest railway station	Nasrala	17 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	20 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	27 km

Villages closest to Thakkarwal

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.

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Common questions about Thakkarwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakkarwal village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 118th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Thakkarwal village has 498 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakkarwal has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Thakkarwal is 146001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakkarwal covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thakkarwal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thakkarwal is Nasrala, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thakkarwal.

Thakkarwal is about 20 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakkarwal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Nasrala is about 17 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 20 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.