About Thapkaur Village

Thapkaur is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 637 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thapkaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thapkaur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	286.15 hectares
Population	1,226
Male Population	637
Female Population	589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thapkaur compares

By the 2011 count Thapkaur is the 20th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 286.15 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Thapkaur

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

Thapkaur lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 3.7 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 Thapkaur
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	14 km
Nearest town	Mamun	27 km
District headquarters	Kangra	30 km

Villages closest to Thapkaur

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 Thapkaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Thapkaur village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 20th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Thapkaur village has 637 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapkaur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Thapkaur covers 286.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thapkaur is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 3.7 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 Thapkaur.

Thapkaur is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thapkaur is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 3.7 km away. Nurpur is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.