About Tarapur Village

Tarapur is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 161 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarapur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	103 hectares
Population	321
Male Population	161
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarapur compares

By the 2011 count Tarapur is the 59th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 990.

Getting to Tarapur

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

Tarapur lies about 27 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 Tarapur
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	27 km

Villages closest to Tarapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarapur village had a population of 321. That makes it the 59th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Tarapur village has 161 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarapur has about 994 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Tarapur is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarapur covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarapur falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tarapur 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 Tarapur.

Tarapur is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarapur is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.