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About Thapla Palla Village

Thapla Palla is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 95 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,705 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thapla Palla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thapla Palla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 148.95 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 95
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,705
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 Palla compares

By the 2011 count Thapla Palla is the 29th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 148.95 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Thapla Palla

Thapla Palla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thapla Palla 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 Palla from other places

Thapla Palla lies about 8.7 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Palla
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 8.7 km
District headquarters Garhwal 8.7 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 16 km

Villages closest to Thapla Palla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thapla Palla village had a population of 257. That makes it the 29th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Thapla Palla village has 95 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapla Palla has about 1705 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Thapla Palla is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thapla Palla covers 148.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thapla Palla falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thapla Palla is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Palla.

Thapla Palla is about 8.7 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thapla Palla is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 8.7 km away. Garhwal is about 8.7 km away. Kotdwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adwara Palla (under 2 km), Asnet Palla (under 2 km) and Asun Palla (under 2 km).

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

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