About Thopia Village

Thopia is a large village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,526, made up of 1,302 males and 1,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thopia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thopia village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144521
Area (hectares)	392 hectares
Population	2,526
Male Population	1,302
Female Population	1,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Thopia compares

By the 2011 count Thopia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Thopia

Thopia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thopia 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 Thopia from other places

Thopia lies about 27 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Anandpur Sahib, about 22 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 Thopia
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	4.8 km
Nearest town	Bālāchor	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Anandpur Sahib	22 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	27 km

Villages closest to Thopia

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.

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Common questions about Thopia

As per the Census of India 2011, Thopia village had a population of 2,526. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Thopia village has 1,302 males and 1,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thopia has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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

Thopia covers 392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thopia is Anandpur Sahib, about 22 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 Thopia.

Thopia is about 27 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.

Thopia is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Balachaur is about 4.8 km away. Bālāchor is about 4.8 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.