About Tapu Village

Tapu is a mid sized village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 259 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapu village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Dighalbank
Pincode	855107
Area (hectares)	100 hectares
Population	510
Male Population	259
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Tapu compares

By the 2011 count Tapu is the 59th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Tapu

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

Tapu lies about 31 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 5.6 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 Tapu
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dighalbank	9.4 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	17 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	31 km

Villages closest to Tapu

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

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Common questions about Tapu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapu village had a population of 510. That makes it the 59th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Tapu village has 259 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapu has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Tapu is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapu covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapu falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tapu is Pawakhali, about 5.6 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 Tapu.

Tapu is about 31 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapu is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 5.6 km away. Dighalbank is about 9.4 km away. Bahādurganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.