Tapun Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Tapun is a village situated in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 216 families residing in the village Tapun. The total population of Tapun is 1,073 out of which 521 are males and 552 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tapun is 1,060.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tapun village is 157 which is 15% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 72 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tapun is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,060) of Tapun village.

Population
1,073
Families
216
Literacy
71.18%
Sex Ratio
1,060

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tapun is 71.2%. Thus Tapun village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 84.17% and the female literacy rate is 59.38% in Tapun village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tapun village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Tapun Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tapun village.

Total Male Female
Children 157 85 72
Literacy 71.18% 84.17% 59.38%
Scheduled Caste 88 43 45
Scheduled Tribe 770 368 402
Illiterate 421 154 267

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 71.8% of total population in Tapun village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tapun village out of total population, 688 were engaged in work activities. 32.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 688 workers engaged in Main Work, 113 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 225 164 61
Cultivators 113 66 47
Agriculture Labourer 1 0 1
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 110 97 13
Marginal Workers 463 167 296
Non Working 385 190 195

Nearby Villages to Tapun,

Below are the list of villages near Tapun village in Chamba.

Village Population
Jankhar Jangal 36
Mangla 2,150
Gajhnuhi 645
Chuliar 588
Miadi 376
Randoh 307
Ratiar 442
Bakhat Pur 896
Bhowen 774
Kolka 829

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