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About Tapha Village

Tapha is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 611 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tapha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tapha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 63.79 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 611
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tapha compares

By the 2011 count Tapha is the 60th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 63.79 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Tapha

Tapha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tapha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tapha from other places

Tapha lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 7.4 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 Tapha
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 7.4 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Tapha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II 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 Tapha

As per the Census of India 2011, Tapha village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 60th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Tapha village has 611 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tapha has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Tapha is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tapha covers 63.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tapha falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Tapha is Gurudas Nagar, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Tapha.

Tapha is about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tapha is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 7.4 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 7.5 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamarkur (under 2 km), Narayantala (under 2 km) and Hinchabaria (under 2 km).

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

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