Tapialaਟਪਿਆਲਾ

Where is Tapiala?

Tapiala is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037816, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 500 people in Tapiala: 232 men and 268 women, living in 103 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 435 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1155 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 162 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.69 per cent and women at 70.71 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 154 main workers, the largest group, 83, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 65 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tapiala's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 96 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (81 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (15 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 66 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tapiala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Devidasspura, Shahpur, Takapur and Sattowal.

What is the population of Tapiala?

The population of Tapiala was 500 at the 2011 census, living in 103 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Tapiala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tapiala has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.