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About Thapali Village

Thapali is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 31 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thapali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 17.31 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 31
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thapali compares

By the 2011 count Thapali is the 192nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 17.31 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Thapali

Thapali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thapali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Thapali from other places

Thapali lies about 24 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 88 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 Thapali
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 16 km
District headquarters Chamoli 24 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 48 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 88 km

Villages closest to Thapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thapali village had a population of 57. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Thapali village has 31 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapali has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Thapali is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thapali covers 17.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thapali falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thapali is Kotdwara, about 88 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thapali.

Thapali is about 24 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thapali is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 16 km away. Chamoli is about 24 km away. Srīnagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saliyana (under 2 km), Wasisem Laga Akshawara (4.2 km) and Bacchuwa Ban Talla (6.0 km).

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

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