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About Tappa Village

Tappa is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 307 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tappa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tappa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143304
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 307
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tappa compares

By the 2011 count Tappa is the 153rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Tappa

Tappa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tappa 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 Tappa from other places

Tappa lies about 18 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Kairon, about 7.9 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 Tappa
Nearest railway station Kairon 7.9 km
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 9.4 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 18 km

Villages closest to Tappa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tappa village had a population of 571. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Tappa village has 307 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tappa has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Tappa is 143304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tappa covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tappa falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tappa is Kairon, about 7.9 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 Tappa.

Tappa is about 18 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tappa is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Kairon is about 7.9 km away. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 8.0 km away. Patti is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhna (under 2 km), Bargari (under 2 km) and Fatehpur Sugga (1.5 km).

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

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