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About Tapra Village

Tapra is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 109 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176111
Area (hectares) 112.04 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 109
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapra compares

By the 2011 count Tapra is the 50th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 112.04 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Tapra

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

Tapra lies about 37 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 5.1 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 Tapra
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 37 km

Villages closest to Tapra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Tapra

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapra village had a population of 246. That makes it the 50th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Tapra village has 109 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapra has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Tapra is 176111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapra covers 112.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapra falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapra is Panchrukhi, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tapra.

Tapra is about 37 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapra is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Panchrukhi is about 5.1 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 21 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpura (under 2 km), Rangar (3.0 km) and Jehr (3.6 km).

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

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