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About Thapla Village

Thapla is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 67 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,269 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246147, 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 Srinagar
Pincode 246147
Area (hectares) 85.78 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 67
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,269
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thapla compares

By the 2011 count Thapla is the 49th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 85.78 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1158.

Getting to Thapla

Thapla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thapla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Thapla from other places

Thapla lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 50 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 Srinagar 6.1 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km
District headquarters Garhwal 54 km

Villages closest to Thapla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar 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 152. That makes it the 49th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Thapla village has 67 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapla has about 1269 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Thapla is 246147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thapla covers 85.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thapla falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thapla is Rishikesh, about 50 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thapla.

Thapla is about 54 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 Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 6.1 km away. Srīnagar is about 6.1 km away. Rishikesh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwali Dhar Lagga Pokhri (3.8 km), Pokhari (3.8 km) and Pokhri (3.8 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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