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About Tapri Village

Tapri is a mid sized village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 568 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172104, 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 Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172104
Area (hectares) 459.11 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 568
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapri compares

By the 2011 count Tapri is the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 459.11 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Tapri

Tapri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 19 km from Kinnaur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 19 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 19 km
Nearest town Shimla 100 km

Villages closest to Tapri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nichar 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 1,085. That makes it the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Tapri village has 568 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapri has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Tapri is 172104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapri covers 459.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapri falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tapri notes the nearest railway station 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 Tapri.

Tapri is about 19 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapri is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 19 km away. Kinnaur is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Punang 133 136 (under 2 km), Punang Khas (under 2 km) and D P F Jani 131 132 A B (2.6 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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