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About Tapnala Village

Tapnala is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 33 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapnala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapnala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 82.93 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 33
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Tapnala compares

By the 2011 count Tapnala is the 170th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 82.93 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Tapnala

Tapnala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tapnala 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 Tapnala from other places

Tapnala lies about 27 km from Kangra, 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 Tapnala
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Tapnala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapnala village had a population of 67. That makes it the 170th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Tapnala village has 33 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapnala has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Tapnala is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapnala covers 82.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tapnala falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapnala 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tapnala.

Tapnala is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapnala is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 5.1 km away. Khundian is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badehr (5.5 km), Bahl Bagru (9.2 km) and Lahru (10 km).

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

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