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About Thapa Village

Thapa is a small village in Maibong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 174 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.39 hectares hectares.

Thapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thapa village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Maibong
Area (hectares) 177.39 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 174
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thapa compares

By the 2011 count Thapa is the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 240 residents. Its 177.39 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Thapa

Thapa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thapa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thapa from other places

Thapa lies about 9.5 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Wadrengdisa, about 2.0 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 Thapa
Nearest railway station Wadrengdisa 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Maibong 7.7 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 9.5 km
Nearest town Hāflong 20 km

Villages closest to Thapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thapa village had a population of 380. That makes it the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 240 residents.

Thapa village has 174 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapa has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Thapa covers 177.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thapa falls under Maibong tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Thapa is Wadrengdisa, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thapa.

Thapa is about 9.5 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thapa is in Maibong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Wadrengdisa is about 2.0 km away. Maibong is about 7.7 km away. Dima Hasao is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khailimdisa (3.5 km), Morsaibari (3.6 km) and Didaodip (4.3 km).

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

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