Thapalਥਪਲ

Where is Thapal?

Thapal is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 26 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031766, and it covers 69 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 307 people in Thapal: 171 men and 136 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 69 hectares, the population density works out to about 445 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 795 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 9 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 89.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92 per cent and women at 87.5 per cent. The census recorded 139 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 115 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 other workers in trade, transport and services and 20 agricultural labourers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thapal's land. Of the village's 69 hectares, 55 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 39 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (39 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 55 cultivators and 33 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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

Thapal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 26 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badhel, Kukowal, Bham and Rahalli.

What is the population of Thapal?

The population of Thapal was 307 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Thapal have?

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