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About Tapra Village

Tapra is a large village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,467, made up of 2,321 males and 2,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1915 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344022
Area (hectares) 1915 hectares
Population 4,467
Male Population 2,321
Female Population 2,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tapra compares

By the 2011 count Tapra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 1915 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Tapra

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

How far is Tapra from other places

Tapra lies about 78 km from Barmer. 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 Tapra
Nearest town Balotra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 25 km
District headquarters Barmer 78 km

Villages closest to Tapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapra village had a population of 4,467. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Tapra village has 2,321 males and 2,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapra has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Tapra is 344022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapra covers 1915 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tapra falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Tapra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Tapra is about 78 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapra is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Balotra is about 15 km away. Pachpadra is about 25 km away. Barmer is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Modau (5.2 km), Jagsa (5.8 km) and Asara (7.2 km).

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

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