# Tapon Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Tapon

Tapon is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 24 households**, the 71st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 92people (2011)
- 24households
- 86.4%literacy
- 804females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tapon

Of every 100 households in Tapon in 2011, 63 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tapon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**61%

Use banking services ****100%**

**72%

Television ****70%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**32%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

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 Tapon?

■ Tapon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**947

Working population ****64.1%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 75.7% for women. 61% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 11 (19%) · **■** Marginal 48 (81%)

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 Joshimath

- Kaga Laga Dronagiri97 people
- Raigari97 people
- Darmi95 people
- Dronagiri92 people
- Khiron90 people
- Jumma78 people
- Garpak66 people
- Bhyudar61 people

[All 99 villages in Joshimath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/joshimath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tapon?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tapon in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Tapon?86.4% (Census 2011)