Tharike | |
Other Name: | Threeke, Thrike |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 30.8758°N 75.7756°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ludhiana |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Ludhiana |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 8,884 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) |
Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
Demographics1 Info2: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 142021 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0161- |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ludhiana |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1000/861 ♂/♀ |
Tharike is a village in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India.
Tharike is located on the outskirts of Ludhiana city. Jhande (1.5 km), Lalton Khurd and Lalton are the nearby villages.
Punjabi is the mother tongue as well as official language of the village. The people mostly are Sikhs with other minorities.
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]
A well known Punjabi writer and songwriter/lyricist, Dev Tharike Wala, belongs to this village.[2]