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About Topa Village

Topa is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 396 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Topa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Topa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493331
Area (hectares) 279.71 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 396
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Topa compares

By the 2011 count Topa is the 75th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 279.71 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Topa

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

Topa lies about 71 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 11 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 Topa
Nearest railway station Nipania 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 12 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 71 km

Villages closest to Topa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Topa village had a population of 816. That makes it the 75th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Topa village has 396 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Topa has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Topa is 493331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Topa covers 279.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Topa falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Topa is Nipania, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Topa.

Topa is about 71 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Topa is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 11 km away. Bhatapara is about 12 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukda (2.0 km), Tonatar (2.7 km) and Hasda (3.1 km).

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

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