Tharajwalaਥਰਜਵਾਲਾ

Where is Tharajwala?

Tharajwala is a village in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Bhai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035321, and it covers 1,399 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,194 people in Tharajwala: 2,255 men and 1,939 women, living in 785 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,399 hectares, the population density works out to about 300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 443, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,779 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.16 per cent and women at 54.24 per cent. The census recorded 1,683 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,358 main workers, the largest group, 658, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 476 agricultural labourers and 218 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 325 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tharajwala's land. Of the village's 1,399 hectares, 1,233 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,233 hectares). About 166 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 668 cultivators and 754 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Tharajwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gidderbaha, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhaula, Fakarsar, Lal Bai and Peori.

What is the population of Tharajwala?

The population of Tharajwala was 4,194 at the 2011 census, living in 785 households in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Tharajwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tharajwala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.