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About Thapla Village

Thapla is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 122 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,434 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, 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 THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 54.68 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 122
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,434
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thapla compares

By the 2011 count Thapla is the 101st largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 54.68 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Thapla

Thapla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thapla 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 Thapla from other places

Thapla lies about 48 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 58 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 THALISAIN 7.7 km
Nearest town Pauri 36 km
District headquarters Garhwal 48 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 58 km

Villages closest to Thapla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN 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 297. That makes it the 101st largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Thapla village has 122 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapla has about 1434 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Thapla is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thapla covers 54.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thapla falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thapla is Kotdwara, about 58 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thapla.

Thapla is about 48 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 THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 7.7 km away. Pauri is about 36 km away. Garhwal 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 Choupta (under 2 km), Balalsera (under 2 km) and Sera Mandayee (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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