Thikriwalaਠੀਕਰੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Thikriwala?

Thikriwala is a village of Lopoke tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and is served by the Sidhawan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037208, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 132 people in Thikriwala: 61 men and 71 women, living in 22 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 88 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1164 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.46 per cent and women at 55.93 per cent. The census recorded 48 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 44, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thikriwala's land. Of the village's 150 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (133 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (7 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 44 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Thikriwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dala, Bhangwan, Bachiwind and Odhar.

What is the population of Thikriwala?

The population of Thikriwala was 132 at the 2011 census, living in 22 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Thikriwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Thikriwala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.