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About Tapala Village

Tapala is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 181 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 181
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
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 Tapala compares

By the 2011 count Tapala is the 99th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Tapala

The census records public bus service for Tapala 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 Tapala from other places

Tapala lies about 46 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about under 2 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 Tapala
Nearest railway station Hardorawal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 16 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 18 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 46 km

Villages closest to Tapala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Tapala

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapala village had a population of 332. That makes it the 99th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Tapala village has 181 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapala has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Tapala is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapala covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tapala falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tapala is Hardorawal, about under 2 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 Tapala.

Tapala is about 46 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapala is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about under 2 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 16 km away. Ajnāla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarpala (under 2 km), Samrai (under 2 km) and Loharanwali (under 2 km).

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

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