# Thandal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Thandal

Thandal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144404**. The 2011 Census counted **193 people in 42 households**, the 273rd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 193people (2011)
- 42households
- 83.3%literacy
- 144404PIN code

## Thandal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thandal is 144404.** Thandal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144404
- Gram panchayatThandal4
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031780

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thandal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Thandal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Thandal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thandal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Thandal

Of every 100 households in Thandal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 74 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Thandal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**38%

Tap water ****86%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**52%

Use banking services ****79%**

**84%

Television ****93%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****74%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Thandal?

■ Thandal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****462**

**890

Working population ****17.1%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 80.7% for women. 29% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 7 (21%) · **■** Other work 26 (79%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Garhshankar

- Chak Natha208 people
- Untwal202 people
- Kukran197 people
- Bariana193 people
- Chak Musa185 people
- Punj177 people
- Rawal Pindi175 people
- Chambal Khurd172 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thandal?144404
- How far is Thandal from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Thandal?193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thandal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Thandal?83.3% (Census 2011)