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About Tapkara Village

Tapkara is a large village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,624, made up of 2,362 males and 2,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapkara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Farsabahar
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 417.67 hectares
Population 4,624
Male Population 2,362
Female Population 2,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapkara compares

By the 2011 count Tapkara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 417.67 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Tapkara

Tapkara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tapkara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tapkara from other places

Tapkara lies about 16 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, 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 Tapkara
Tehsil headquarters Farsabahar 16 km
District headquarters Jashpur 16 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 66 km

Villages closest to Tapkara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapkara village had a population of 4,624. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Tapkara village has 2,362 males and 2,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapkara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Tapkara is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapkara covers 417.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tapkara falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tapkara is Kanaroan, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Tapkara.

Tapkara is about 16 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapkara is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district. Farsabahar is about 16 km away. Jashpur is about 16 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhanmara (under 2 km), Jharan (under 2 km) and Konpara (under 2 km).

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

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