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About Thamunwal Village

Thamunwal is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 421 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thamunwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thamunwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 407.69 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 421
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thamunwal compares

By the 2011 count Thamunwal is the 69th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 407.69 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Thamunwal

Thamunwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thamunwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Thamunwal from other places

Thamunwal lies about 41 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 8.7 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 Thamunwal
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Mulewal Khaira 8.7 km
Nearest town Nakodar 18 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 41 km

Villages closest to Thamunwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thamunwal village had a population of 802. That makes it the 69th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Thamunwal village has 421 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thamunwal has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Thamunwal is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thamunwal covers 407.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thamunwal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thamunwal is Mulewal Khaira, about 8.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thamunwal.

Thamunwal is about 41 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thamunwal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 6.3 km away. Mulewal Khaira is about 8.7 km away. Nakodar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoyapur (under 2 km), Bajwa Khurd (2.3 km) and Aidalpur (2.3 km).

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

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