About Thappal Village

Thappal is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 17 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,529 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thappal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thappal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177034
Area (hectares)	6.05 hectares
Population	43
Male Population	17
Female Population	26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,529
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thappal compares

By the 2011 count Thappal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 6.05 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Thappal

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

Thappal 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 Thappal
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	7.6 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km

Villages closest to Thappal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thappal village had a population of 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Thappal village has 17 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thappal has about 1529 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Thappal is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thappal covers 6.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thappal falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thappal is Panchrukhi, about 5.0 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 Thappal.

Thappal 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.

Thappal is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 5.0 km away. Rakkar is about 7.6 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.