Tharike
Tharike
Threeke, Thrike | |
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village | |
  Tharike Location in Punjab, India  Tharike Tharike (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°52′33″N 75°46′32″E / 30.87583°N 75.77556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Ludhiana |
| Talukas | Ludhiana |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,884 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) |
| • Regional | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 142021 |
| Telephone code | 0161- |
| Nearest city | Ludhiana |
| Sex ratio | 1000/861 ♂/♀ |
Tharike is a village in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India.
Geography[edit]
Tharike is located on the outskirts of Ludhiana city. Jhande (1.5 km), Lalton Khurd and Lalton are the nearby villages.
Culture[edit]
Punjabi is the mother tongue as well as official language of the village. The people mostly are Sikhs with other minorities.
Demographics[edit]
As of 2001 census, the village has the total population of 8884 with 4773 males and 4111 females thus males constitutes 54% and females 46% of population with the sex ratio of 861 females per thousand males.[1]
Personalites[edit]
A well known Punjabi writer and songwriter/lyricist, Dev Tharike Wala, belongs to this village.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Government of India (2001). "Tharike 2001 population (Sr. No. 130)". Census. www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Dev Tharike Wala, popular Punjabi songwriter - Tharike". www.connectbillions.in. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.