# Tapa Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Tapa

Tapa is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176204**. The 2011 Census counted **578 people in 113 households**, the 89th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 578people (2011)
- 113households
- 78.0%literacy
- 176204PIN code

## Tapa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tapa is 176204.** Tapa falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176204
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008429

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tapa from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)106 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tapa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Tapa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sug Bhatoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Indora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangath
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tapa known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 22% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tapa

Of every 100 households in Tapa in 2011, 93 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tapa · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**51%

Tap water ****50%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**65%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****80%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tapa?

■ Tapa · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**826

Working population ****58.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 74.7% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 317 (94%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nurpur

- Bhalakh638 people
- Panjahra Baraswalan602 people
- Thana599 people
- Mehrka588 people
- Damuwal576 people
- Denkwan572 people
- Bhanori565 people
- Dhar562 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tapa?176204
- How far is Tapa from Dharmsala?106 km by road
- What is the population of Tapa?578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tapa in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tapa?78.0% (Census 2011)