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About Tapri Village

Tapri is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 118 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 37.01 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 118
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tapri compares

By the 2011 count Tapri is the 88th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 37.01 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Tapri

Tapri 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 Tapri 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 Tapri from other places

Tapri 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 Tapri
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Tapri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Tapri

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapri village had a population of 243. That makes it the 88th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Tapri village has 118 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapri has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Tapri is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapri covers 37.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tapri falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapri is Panchrukhi, about 5.1 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 Tapri.

Tapri 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.

Tapri is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 5.1 km away. Nagrota Bagwan 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 Sutrehr (4.7 km), Rod (5.2 km) and Patial Kad (5.9 km).

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

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