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About Thapla Village

Thapla is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 129 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thapla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thapla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246169
Area (hectares) 89.45 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 129
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thapla compares

By the 2011 count Thapla is the 38th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 89.45 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Thapla

Thapla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thapla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thapla from other places

Thapla lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Thapla
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 4.3 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km

Villages closest to Thapla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thapla village had a population of 266. That makes it the 38th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Thapla village has 129 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapla has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Thapla is 246169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thapla covers 89.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thapla falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thapla is Kotdwara, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Thapla.

Thapla is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thapla is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 4.3 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khati Gaon (under 2 km), Mald Talla (under 2 km) and Mald Malla (under 2 km).

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

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