About Tharaj Village

Tharaj is one of the larger villages in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,313, made up of 2,755 males and 2,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharaj village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Bagha Purana
Pincode	142057
Area (hectares)	1341 hectares
Population	5,313
Male Population	2,755
Female Population	2,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharaj compares

By the 2011 count Tharaj is the 12th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 1341 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Tharaj

Tharaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tharaj 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 Tharaj from other places

Tharaj lies about 31 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ajit Gill Matta, about 24 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 Tharaj
Tehsil headquarters	Bagha Purana	16 km
Nearest railway station	Ajit Gill Matta	24 km
District headquarters	Moga	31 km

Villages closest to Tharaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Tharaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharaj village had a population of 5,313. That makes it the 12th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Tharaj village has 2,755 males and 2,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharaj has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Tharaj is 142057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharaj covers 1341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharaj falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tharaj is Ajit Gill Matta, about 24 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 Tharaj.

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

Tharaj is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 16 km away. Ajit Gill Matta is about 24 km away. Moga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.