Thandalਥਂਡਲ

Where is Thandal?

Thandal is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Thandal4 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031780, and it covers 42 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 193 people in Thandal: 99 men and 94 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 42 hectares, the population density works out to about 460 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 107 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.05 per cent and women at 80.68 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 17 per cent of the village. Of the 33 main workers, the largest group, 26, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thandal's land. Of the village's 42 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (36 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Thandal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal, Jalwehra, Ajnoha and Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali.

What is the population of Thandal?

The population of Thandal was 193 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Thandal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Thandal has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.