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About Thapla Village

Thapla is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 112 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,232 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thapla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thapla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249181
Area (hectares) 35.91 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 112
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,232
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 177th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 35.91 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1240.

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 48 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Ghansali 4.0 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 48 km

Villages closest to Thapla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansali 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 250. That makes it the 177th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Thapla village has 112 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapla has about 1232 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Thapla is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thapla covers 35.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thapla falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thapla is Kotdwara, about 26 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 48 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thapla is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 4.0 km away. Kotdwāra is about 26 km away. Kotdwara 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 Nail (under 2 km), Nailgaveli (under 2 km) and Sunaildi (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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