About Taprog Village

Taprog is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 227 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taprog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taprog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172021
Area (hectares)	77.81 hectares
Population	451
Male Population	227
Female Population	224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taprog compares

By the 2011 count Taprog is the 18th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 77.81 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Taprog

Taprog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taprog as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Taprog from other places

Taprog lies about 39 km from Shimla. 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 Taprog
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	6.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	39 km

Villages closest to Taprog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taprog village had a population of 451. That makes it the 18th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Taprog village has 227 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taprog has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Taprog is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taprog covers 77.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taprog falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Taprog 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 10+ km distance for Taprog.

Taprog is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taprog is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 6.8 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.