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About Tapsa Village

Tapsa is a mid sized village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 439 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 439
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapsa compares

By the 2011 count Tapsa is the 51st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Tapsa

Tapsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tapsa as Available within 10+ 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 Tapsa from other places

Tapsa lies about 25 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 13 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 Tapsa
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 25 km
Nearest town Chatrā 25 km

Villages closest to Tapsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapsa village had a population of 837. That makes it the 51st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Tapsa village has 439 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapsa has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Tapsa is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapsa covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapsa falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tapsa is Katkamsandi, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tapsa.

Tapsa is about 25 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapsa is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Katkamsandi is about 13 km away. Simaria is about 14 km away. Chatra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urub (2.1 km), Hurmur (3.7 km) and Hanre (3.9 km).

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

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