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Tapun Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Tapun is a medium size village located in Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 216 families residing. The Tapun village has population of 1073 of which 521 are males while 552 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Tapun village population of children with age 0-6 is 157 which makes up 14.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Tapun village is 1060 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Tapun as per census is 847, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Tapun village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Tapun village was 71.18 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Tapun Male literacy stands at 84.17 % while female literacy rate was 59.38 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Tapun village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Tapun village.

Tapun Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 216 - -
Population 1,073 521 552
Child (0-6) 157 85 72
Schedule Caste 88 43 45
Schedule Tribe 770 368 402
Literacy 71.18 % 84.17 % 59.38 %
Total Workers 688 331 357
Main Worker 225 - -
Marginal Worker 463 167 296

Caste Factor

In Tapun village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 71.76 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 8.20 % of total population in Tapun village.

Work Profile

In Tapun village out of total population, 688 were engaged in work activities. 32.70 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.30 % 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.