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About Tapuk Village

Tapuk is a small village in Nyapin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 77 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males.

Tapuk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapuk village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Nyapin
Population 170
Male Population 77
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Tapuk compares

By the 2011 count Tapuk is the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 158 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Tapuk

Tapuk is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tapuk as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tapuk from other places

Tapuk lies about 13 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 74 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 Tapuk
Tehsil headquarters Nyapin 7.7 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 13 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 74 km
Nearest town Itanagar 76 km

Villages closest to Tapuk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nyapin 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 Tapuk

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapuk village had a population of 170. That makes it the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 158 residents.

Tapuk village has 77 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapuk has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Tapuk falls under Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapuk is Naharlagun, about 74 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Tapuk is about 13 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapuk is in Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Nyapin is about 7.7 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 13 km away. Naharlagun is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaga (under 2 km), Panung (under 2 km) and Yuba (under 2 km).

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

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