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About Thapla Village

Thapla is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 44 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thapla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thapla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 45.57 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 44
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,091
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 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 45.57 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

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 26 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 39 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 Betalghat 10 km
Nearest town Almora 24 km
District headquarters Nainital 26 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 39 km

Villages closest to Thapla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Betalghat 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 136. That makes it the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Thapla village has 44 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapla has about 2091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Thapla is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thapla covers 45.57 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 Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thapla is Ramnagar, about 39 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 26 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thapla is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 10 km away. Almora is about 24 km away. Nainital is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharkote (2.2 km), Badhani Gaon (4.0 km) and Chuni Chak Adwari (4.4 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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