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About Tapehr Village

Tapehr is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 81 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176065
Area (hectares) 101.92 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 81
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapehr compares

By the 2011 count Tapehr is the 49th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 101.92 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Tapehr

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

Tapehr lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 5.8 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 Tapehr
Nearest railway station Paror 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Tapehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapehr village had a population of 189. That makes it the 49th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Tapehr village has 81 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapehr has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Tapehr is 176065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapehr covers 101.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tapehr falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapehr is Paror, about 5.8 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 Tapehr.

Tapehr is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapehr is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 5.8 km away. Dhira is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chombu (under 2 km), Korna (under 2 km) and Lanjehr (under 2 km).

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

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