Thathialaਥਥਿਆਲਾ

Where is Thathiala?

Thathiala is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rahon, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Dilwar Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032293, and it covers 124 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 25 people in Thathiala: 12 men and 13 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 124 hectares, the population density works out to about 20 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1083 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.82 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 9 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thathiala's land. Of the village's 124 hectares, 112 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Thathiala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rahon, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phul Makauri, Mehndipur, Bahlur Kalan and Saidpur Kalan.

What is the population of Thathiala?

The population of Thathiala was 25 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Thathiala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Thathiala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.