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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Thapal

Thapal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **166013**. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 65 households**, the 255th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 307people (2011)
- 65households
- 89.9%literacy
- 166013PIN code

## Thapal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thapal is 166013.** Thapal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code166013
- Gram panchayatThapal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031766

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

## How far is Thapal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (nearest town)26 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 Thapal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Thapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahilpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Thapal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 80% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Thapal

Of every 100 households in Thapal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 78 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thapal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**38%

Tap water ****78%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**52%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****97%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****78%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Thapal?

■ Thapal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****795**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****381**

**890

Working population ****45.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 87.5% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (14%) · **■** Household industry 15 (11%) · **■** Other work 26 (19%) · **■** Marginal 24 (17%)

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

- Fatehpur Kalan332 people
- Badhana329 people
- Bugra327 people
- Ladhewal319 people
- Kammowal303 people
- Kalewal292 people
- Kulewal291 people
- Jhaj281 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thapal?166013
- How far is Thapal from Hoshiarpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Thapal?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thapal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Thapal?89.9% (Census 2011)