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About Tapaon Village

Tapaon is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 148 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 119.34 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 148
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapaon compares

By the 2011 count Tapaon is the 79th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 119.34 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Tapaon

Tapaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tapaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tapaon from other places

Tapaon lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 36 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 Tapaon
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 5.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 36 km

Villages closest to Tapaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapaon village had a population of 303. That makes it the 79th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Tapaon village has 148 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapaon has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Tapaon is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapaon covers 119.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapaon falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tapaon is Joginder Nagar, about 36 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 <5 km distance for Tapaon.

Tapaon is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapaon is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 5.1 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balhra Chhek (under 2 km), Bhatoh Phakrehr (1.6 km) and Maira Kusri (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tapaon today is likely to be higher.

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