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About Thanwala Village

Thanwala is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 228 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 228
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanwala compares

By the 2011 count Thanwala is the 124th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Thanwala

Thanwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thanwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thanwala from other places

Thanwala lies about 58 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 6.4 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 Thanwala
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 6.4 km
Nearest town Ropar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 34 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 58 km

Villages closest to Thanwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanwala village had a population of 435. That makes it the 124th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Thanwala village has 228 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanwala has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Thanwala is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanwala covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanwala falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thanwala is Ghanauli, about 6.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thanwala.

Thanwala is about 58 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanwala is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Ghanauli is about 6.4 km away. Ropar is about 13 km away. Balachaur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhpur (7.0 km), Lohgarh (8.9 km) and Asron (15 km).

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

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