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About Tapatanr Village

Tapatanr is a small village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 130 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 677 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares.

Tapatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 130
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 677
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tapatanr compares

By the 2011 count Tapatanr is the 193rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Tapatanr

The census records public bus service for Tapatanr 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tapatanr from other places

Tapatanr lies about 28 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 18 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 Tapatanr
Nearest railway station Giridih 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 28 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 28 km

Villages closest to Tapatanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Tapatanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapatanr village had a population of 218. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Tapatanr village has 130 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapatanr has about 677 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Tapatanr covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tapatanr falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tapatanr is Giridih, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tapatanr.

Tapatanr is about 28 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapatanr is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 18 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 28 km away. Dhanbad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jeratanr (1.8 km), Bhalpahari (2.0 km) and Bishalpahari (2.0 km).

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

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