Tappa ( R)ਤੱਪਾ ਰੂਰਲ

Where is Tappa Rural?

Tappa Rural is a village of Tapa tehsil in Barnala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tapa, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sehna community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 040054, and it covers 392 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 72 people in Tappa Rural: 41 men and 31 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 392 hectares, the population density works out to about 18 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 756 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 45 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 39.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 25 per cent. The census recorded 22 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 22 main workers, the largest group, 11, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tappa Rural's land. Of the village's 392 hectares, 333 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (333 hectares). About 59 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 11 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tappa Rural is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tapa, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Tapa, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Patti Khatar, Draka, Dhilwan (Nabha) and Daraj.

What is the population of Tappa Rural?

The population of Tappa Rural was 72 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Tapa tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Tappa Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tappa Rural has .