Tharial

Tharial
थरियाल
शहीदों का गांव,Thariyal
village
Tharial

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 32°21′17″N 75°36′24″E / 32.3547°N 75.6067°E / 32.3547; 75.6067Coordinates: 32°21′17″N 75°36′24″E / 32.3547°N 75.6067°E / 32.3547; 75.6067
Country  India
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Population
  Total 10,000
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 145024
Telephone code 01870
Vehicle registration PB-
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Pathankot
Literacy 80%%
Lok Sabha constituency Gurdaspur

Village Tharial

Village Tharial is a village in the Indian state of Punjab. It falls within the Gurdaspur district.[1] It lies on the Pathankot- Jammu road.[2] The nearest railway station to Tharial is Madhopur and main station is Pathankot railway station at a distance of 8.5 km. Tharial Chowk is a name of a chowk near Madhopur in Pathankot, Punjab, India. Population of this village is around 10,000.

Tharial is also called Sheeda Da Pind (शहीदों के गांव) (a village of martyrs) because a lots of people from this village are serving in the Indian Army some of them are martyrs. Recently Indian government has made Gates in Memory of martyrs of this village like martyrs Shamsher Singh and martyrs Parmod Dhiman and others who served this country.

There is center point of this village.Tharial Chowk this chowk is a link between village Mutfarka, Village Tharial, Village Jaini Upparali and Village Jaini Nichli, Village Baroi, Village Ranipur, village Gurra Khurd, village Jandraii, etc. Tharial has natural beauty because it is surrounded by fields. The climate is very rich due to Himalyan hills. Mostly people are farmers. There are several educational institutes available in nearby Pathankot.

A magnificent morning view @ Near village Tharial

Other Important information


Pathankot (19.6km) Jammu (103.4km) Amritsar (136.5km) Kulu (206.1km)

Places close to Tharial: Pathankot,Sujanpur, Kathua,Jammu, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Nurpur,Dalhousie, Mukerian, Talwara, Chamba,Dasua, Qadian, Sangli, Dharmshala, Kangra
Nearest Police Station: Shapur Kandi (Jugial)
Police Helpline No. 100

Coordinates are approximately: 32.355422, 75.611944

References

Manjit 21:33, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

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