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About Tipra Village

Tipra is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 153 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tipra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 52.47 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 153
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tipra compares

By the 2011 count Tipra is the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 52.47 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Tipra

Tipra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tipra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tipra from other places

Tipra lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Tipra
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 22 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 30 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Tipra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tipra village had a population of 288. That makes it the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Tipra village has 153 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tipra has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Tipra is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tipra covers 52.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tipra falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tipra is Dehradun, about 44 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tipra.

Tipra is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tipra is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Dunda is about 22 km away. Mussoorie is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumarkot (under 2 km), Reshgi (under 2 km) and Mainol (2.0 km).

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

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