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About Tapiala Village

Tapiala is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 232 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapiala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143203
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 232
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapiala compares

By the 2011 count Tapiala is the 130th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Tapiala

Tapiala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tapiala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tapiala from other places

Tapiala lies about 42 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Baba Bakala Raiya, 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 Tapiala
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 11 km
Nearest railway station Baba Bakala Raiya 13 km
Nearest town Qadian 21 km
District headquarters Amritsar 42 km

Villages closest to Tapiala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Tapiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapiala village had a population of 500. That makes it the 130th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Tapiala village has 232 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapiala has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Tapiala is 143203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapiala covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapiala falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tapiala is Baba Bakala Raiya, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tapiala.

Tapiala is about 42 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapiala is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 11 km away. Baba Bakala Raiya is about 13 km away. Qadian is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devidasspura (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Sattowal (under 2 km).

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

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