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About Taprog Village

Taprog is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 47 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, 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 Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 25.27 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 47
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taprog compares

By the 2011 count Taprog is the 133rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 25.27 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Taprog

Taprog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taprog as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Taprog from other places

Taprog lies about 10 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 9.1 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 Taprog
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 9.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 10 km

Villages closest to Taprog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taprog village had a population of 92. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Taprog village has 47 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taprog has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Taprog is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taprog covers 25.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Taprog is Summer Hill, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taprog.

Taprog is about 10 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 Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 5.4 km away. Summer Hill is about 9.1 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamot (under 2 km), Nehwat (under 2 km) and Chatiar (under 2 km).

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

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