Thakarpurਥਕਰਪੁਰ

Where is Thakarpur?

Thakarpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027642, and it covers 106 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 733 people in Thakarpur: 370 men and 363 women, living in 150 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 106 hectares, the population density works out to about 692 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 981 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 232 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.04 per cent and women at 79.28 per cent. The census recorded 194 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 192 main workers, the largest group, 91, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 59 other workers in trade, transport and services and 38 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thakarpur's land. Of the village's 106 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 39 cultivators and 91 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Thakarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lahri Gujran, Tango Shah, Danour and Alikhan.

What is the population of Thakarpur?

The population of Thakarpur was 733 at the 2011 census, living in 150 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Thakarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Thakarpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.