Thaskaਥਸਕਾ

Where is Thaska?

Thaska is a village in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039160, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 284 people in Thaska: 129 men and 155 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 7.1 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 263 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1202 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 10 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 86.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.57 per cent and women at 83.57 per cent. The census recorded 85 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 79 main workers, the largest group, 72, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thaska's land. Of the village's 108 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 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 5 cultivators and 3 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. The village also had 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Thaska is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hasanpur, Manana, Hasainpur and Jhampur.

What is the population of Thaska?

The population of Thaska was 284 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Thaska have?

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