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About Taqipur Village

Taqipur is a small village in Kangra tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 197 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taqipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taqipur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Kangra
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 71.49 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 197
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Taqipur compares

By the 2011 count Taqipur is the 77th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 71.49 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Taqipur

Taqipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Taqipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taqipur from other places

Taqipur lies about 6.1 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 1.9 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 Taqipur
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangra 6.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Taqipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taqipur village had a population of 388. That makes it the 77th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Taqipur village has 197 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taqipur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Taqipur is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taqipur covers 71.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taqipur falls under Kangra tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taqipur is Koparlahar, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Taqipur.

Taqipur is about 6.1 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taqipur is in Kangra tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 1.9 km away. Kangra is about 6.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamehr (under 2 km), Rehalkar (under 2 km) and Kulakar (under 2 km).

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

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