About Tapkara Village

Tapkara is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,863, made up of 929 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapkara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	1127.08 hectares
Population	1,863
Male Population	929
Female Population	934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapkara compares

By the 2011 count Tapkara is the 10th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 1127.08 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tapkara

Tapkara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tapkara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Tapkara from other places

Tapkara lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 23 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 Tapkara
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	23 km
Nearest town	Simdega	27 km
District headquarters	Gumla	33 km

Villages closest to Tapkara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapkara village had a population of 1,863. That makes it the 10th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Tapkara village has 929 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapkara has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Tapkara is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapkara covers 1127.08 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.

Tapkara falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tapkara is Kurkura, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tapkara.

Tapkara is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapkara is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 12 km away. Kurkura is about 23 km away. Simdega is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.