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About Tapaha Village

Tapaha is a small village in Palin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 29 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,483 females per 1000 males.

Tapaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapaha village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Palin
Population 72
Male Population 29
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,483
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 Tapaha compares

By the 2011 count Tapaha is the 48th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 141 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Tapaha

Tapaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tapaha 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 Tapaha from other places

Tapaha lies about 26 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 66 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 Tapaha
Tehsil headquarters Palin 6.1 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 26 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 66 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 72 km

Villages closest to Tapaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapaha village had a population of 72. That makes it the 48th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 141 residents.

Tapaha village has 29 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapaha has about 1483 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Tapaha falls under Palin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapaha is Siajuli, about 66 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 Tapaha.

Tapaha is about 26 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapaha is in Palin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Palin is about 6.1 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 26 km away. Siajuli is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choba (under 2 km), Taha (under 2 km) and Lengba (under 2 km).

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

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