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About Topaia Village

Topaia is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 13 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Topaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Topaia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 13
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Topaia compares

By the 2011 count Topaia is the 206th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 943.

Getting to Topaia

Topaia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Topaia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Topaia from other places

Topaia lies about 17 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 9.9 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 Topaia
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 9.9 km
District headquarters Giridih 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 19 km

Villages closest to Topaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Topaia village had a population of 27. That makes it the 206th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Topaia village has 13 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Topaia has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Topaia is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Topaia covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Topaia falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Topaia is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Topaia.

Topaia is about 17 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Topaia is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 9.9 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Bengabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (5.6 km), Goradih (6.7 km) and Kirpadih (7.7 km).

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

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