About Tapa Village

Tapa is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 294 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	549.54 hectares
Population	578
Male Population	294
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapa compares

By the 2011 count Tapa is the 84th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 549.54 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Tapa

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

Tapa lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 11 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 Tapa
Nearest railway station	Kandrori	11 km
Nearest town	Mamun	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	19 km
District headquarters	Kangra	46 km

Villages closest to Tapa

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

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Common questions about Tapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapa village had a population of 578. That makes it the 84th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Tapa village has 294 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapa has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Tapa is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapa covers 549.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tapa falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapa is Kandrori, about 11 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 Tapa.

Tapa is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapa is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Nurpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.