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About Thinde Village

Thinde is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 624 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144519, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thinde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thinde village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144519
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 624
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Thinde compares

By the 2011 count Thinde is the 85th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Thinde

Thinde is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thinde as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thinde from other places

Thinde lies about 31 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, about 8.9 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 Thinde
Nearest town Banga 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Malupota 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 17 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Thinde

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 Thinde

As per the Census of India 2011, Thinde village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 85th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Thinde village has 624 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thinde has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Thinde is 144519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thinde covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thinde falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thinde is Malupota, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thinde.

Thinde is about 31 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thinde is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Banga is about 8.4 km away. Malupota is about 8.9 km away. Garhshankar 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 Behbalpur (under 2 km), Rampur (1.6 km) and Rampur Kharak (1.6 km).

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

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