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About Taprian Village

Taprian is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 23 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taprian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taprian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 28.09 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 23
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taprian compares

By the 2011 count Taprian is the 247th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 28.09 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Taprian

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

Taprian lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 5.0 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 Taprian
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 9.7 km
Nearest town Ropar 16 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Taprian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taprian village had a population of 49. That makes it the 247th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Taprian village has 23 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taprian has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Taprian is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taprian covers 28.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taprian falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Taprian is Bharatgarh, about 5.0 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 village for Taprian.

Taprian is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taprian is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 5.0 km away. Nalagarh is about 9.7 km away. Ropar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jabal Taprian (under 2 km), Majra (under 2 km) and Dabhota (under 2 km).

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

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