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About Tapun Village

Tapun is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 521 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176314
Area (hectares) 372.15 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 521
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapun compares

By the 2011 count Tapun is the 31st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 372.15 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Tapun

Tapun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tapun as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tapun from other places

Tapun lies about 4.2 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 36 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 Tapun
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 36 km

Villages closest to Tapun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapun village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 31st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Tapun village has 521 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapun has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Tapun is 176314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapun covers 372.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapun falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapun is Nurpur Road, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tapun.

Tapun is about 4.2 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapun is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 4.2 km away. Nurpur Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behigraan (under 2 km), Chuliar (1.7 km) and Ora (1.9 km).

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

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