# Gorkha Tapon Village, Sadar Hills West, Senapati (Manipur)

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Village · Sadar Hills West, Senapati 

# Gorkha Tapon

Gorkha Tapon is a village in Sadar Hills West sub-district of Senapati district, Manipur, PIN code **795112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,082 people in 147 households**, the 12th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 1,082people (2011)
- 147households
- 82.6%literacy
- 795112PIN code

## Gorkha Tapon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorkha Tapon is 795112.** Gorkha Tapon falls in Sadar Hills West sub-district, Senapati district, Manipur.

- PIN code795112
- Community development blockKangpokpi
- Census village code268602

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

## How far is Gorkha Tapon from nearby towns?

- Kangpokpi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Senapati (district HQ)43 km by road
- Sekmai Np (nearest town)60 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 Gorkha Tapon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gorkha Tapon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Haimol
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kangpokpi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Taphou Kuki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Takyel
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Gorkha Tapon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and vegetables**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gorkha Tapon

Of every 100 households in Gorkha Tapon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorkha Tapon · ■ Sadar Hills West rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**19%

Tap water ****35%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

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 Gorkha Tapon?

■ Gorkha Tapon · ■ Sadar Hills West rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**891

Working population ****21.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 73.6% for women. 29% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 203 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 25 (11%)

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 Sadar Hills West

- Taphou Kuki1,270 people
- Hengbung1,226 people
- M.Ningthoupham1,201 people
- Paodel Basti1,195 people
- T.Waichong1,003 people
- Kotlen976 people
- Haipi965 people
- Thonglang Akutpa950 people

[All 138 villages in Sadar Hills West](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/senapati/sadar-hills-west/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorkha Tapon?795112
- How far is Gorkha Tapon from Senapati?43 km by road
- What is the population of Gorkha Tapon?1,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorkha Tapon in?Senapati district (Sadar Hills West sub-district), Manipur
- What is the literacy rate of Gorkha Tapon?82.6% (Census 2011)
