Thappalਥੱਪਲ

Where is Thappal?

Thappal is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038421, and it covers 240 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 559 people in Thappal: 295 men and 264 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 240 hectares, the population density works out to about 233 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 95 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.36 per cent and women at 72.73 per cent. The census recorded 174 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 159 main workers, the largest group, 148, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thappal's land. Of the village's 240 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 24 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (9 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). About 125 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 8 cultivators and 4 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Thappal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhinjri, Mataur, Mindhwan and Buraj.

What is the population of Thappal?

The population of Thappal was 559 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Thappal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Thappal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.