About Tapa Village

Tapa is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 375 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, 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	Palampur
Pincode	176087
Area (hectares)	129.09 hectares
Population	792
Male Population	375
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,112
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tapa compares

By the 2011 count Tapa is the 58th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 129.09 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

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 5 - 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 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 5.0 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	Panchrukhi	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	11 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km

Villages closest to Tapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 792. That makes it the 58th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Tapa village has 375 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapa has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Tapa is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapa covers 129.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tapa is Panchrukhi, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 27 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 Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 5.0 km away. Palampur is about 11 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.