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About Tapang Village

Tapang is a small village in Hawai tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 40 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapang village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Hawai
Pincode 792102
Population 73
Male Population 40
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapang compares

By the 2011 count Tapang is the 24th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 73 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Tapang

Tapang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tapang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tapang from other places

Tapang lies about 14 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 117 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tapang
Tehsil headquarters Hawai 12 km
District headquarters Anjaw 14 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 117 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 123 km

Villages closest to Tapang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hawai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tapang

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapang village had a population of 73. That makes it the 24th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 73 residents.

Tapang village has 40 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapang has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Tapang is 792102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapang falls under Hawai tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapang is Dangari, about 117 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tapang.

Tapang is about 14 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapang is in Hawai tehsil of Anjaw district. Hawai is about 12 km away. Anjaw is about 14 km away. Dangari is about 117 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Watong (10 km), Hawai B Point (12 km) and Mla (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tapang today is likely to be higher.

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