Tharike

Tharike Threeke, Thrike
village
Tharike Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 30°52′01″N 75°46′52″E / 30.86694°N 75.78111°ECoordinates: 30°52′01″N 75°46′52″E / 30.86694°N 75.78111°E
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Talukas	Ludhiana
Population (2001)
• Total	8,884
Languages
• Official	Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
• Regional	Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	142021[1][2]
Telephone code	0161-
Nearest city	Ludhiana
Sex ratio	1000/861 ♂/♀

Tharike is a village in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India.^[3][4]

Geography

Tharike is located on the outskirts of Ludhiana city. It's approximately centered at 30°52′01″N 75°46′52″E / 30.86694°N 75.78111°E.^[5] Jhande (1.5 km), Lalton Khurd and Lalton are the nearby villages.

Culture

Punjabi is the mother tongue as well as official language of the village. The people mostly are Sikhs with other minorities.

Demographics

As of 2001 census, the village has the total population of 8884 with 4773 males and 4111 females^[3][6] thus males constitutes 54% and females 46% of population with the sex ratio of 861 females per thousand males.

Personalites

A well known Punjabi writer and songwriter/lyricist, Dev Tharike Wala, belongs to this village.^[7]

References

1. "Pincode: Threeke, Ludhiana, Punjab". www.indiapincode.in. Retrieved 29 Feb 2012.
2. "Pin codes of Ludhiana district, Ludhiana pincodes, Punjab zip codes". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 29 Feb 2012.
3. "Satellite view of Tharike village". www.satellitemap.co.in. Retrieved 28 Feb 2012.
4. "Local information for Tharike". www.geolysis.com. Retrieved 25 Feb 2012.
5. Google maps
6. Government of India (2001). "Tharike 2001 population (Sr. No. 130)". Census. www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 28 Feb 2012.
7. "Dev Tharike Wala, popular Punjabi songwriter - Tharike". www.connectbillions.in. 20 Nov 2010. Retrieved 29 Feb 2012.