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Village Tharial

Village Tharial is a village in the India
India
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n state of Punjab
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. It falls within the Gurdaspur district
Gurdaspur District
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. It lies on the Pathankot- Jammu road. 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
Chowk
Originally in Urdu , a chowk is a Town square, an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings, Market square or simply traffic intersection:* Ashram Chowk Delhi* Banaras Chowk, Karachi...

 nearby Madhopur
Madhopur
-Places:* Madhopur, Rautahat a village in Nepal* Madhopur, Jalandhar a village in India* Madhopur, Punjab...

 in Pathankot
Pathankot
Pathankot became 22nd district on 28th July 2011 and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Punjab. It was a part of the Nurpur princely state ruled by the Rajputs prior to 1849 AD. It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir...

 (Punjab) in India
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. 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.

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
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