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About Tappa Village

Tappa is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 428 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tappa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tappa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 494446
Area (hectares) 259.2 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 428
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tappa compares

By the 2011 count Tappa is the 85th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 259.2 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Tappa

Tappa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tappa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Tappa from other places

Tappa lies about 22 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 10 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 Tappa
Nearest railway station Musra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 14 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 22 km

Villages closest to Tappa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tappa village had a population of 825. That makes it the 85th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Tappa village has 428 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tappa has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Tappa is 494446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tappa covers 259.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tappa falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tappa is Musra, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Tappa.

Tappa is about 22 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tappa is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 10 km away. Dongargarh is about 14 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidhwa (under 2 km), Kolihapuri (2.3 km) and Amlidih (2.5 km).

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

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