{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Tapsia | native_name = | native_name_lang = bn | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | coordinates = {{coord|22|15|40.5|N|86|54|53.6|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Jhargram | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 1,779 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Bengali, Santali, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 721517 (Tapsia) | area_code_type = Telephone/STD code | area_code = 03221 | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Jhargram | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Gopiballavpur | website = {{URL|jhargram.gov.in/}} | footnotes = }} '''Tapsia''' (also spelled Tapsiya) is a village in the Gopiballavpur II CD block in the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India.
==Geography== {{OSM Location map | width=400| height=600| zoom=10 | coord={{coord|22|18|0|N|87|0|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in Jhargram subdivision of Jhargram district'''<br/> CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1= {{coord|22|12|30|N|86|54|0|E}}| label-pos1=right|label1=Gopiballavpur | numbered1=R| mark-title1= Gopiballavpur (R)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#C40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2={{coord|22|37|59|N|86|45|52|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Belpahari | numbered2=R| mark-title2= Belpahari (R) |mark-coord3={{coord|21|59|15|N|87|6|40|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3=Baligeria | numbered3=R| mark-title3= Baligeria (R) |mark-coord4={{coord|22|16|18|N|86|57|8|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4=Beliaberah | numbered4=R| mark-title4= Beliaberah (R) |mark-coord5={{coord|22|11|57|N|87|8|19|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5=Bhanga Gar | numbered5=R| mark-title5= Bhanga Gar (R) |mark-coord6={{coord|22|35|9|N|86|55|5|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6=Binpur | numbered6=R| mark-title6= Binpur (R) |mark-coord7={{coord|22|11|19|N|86|55|34|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7=Chhatinasol| numbered7=R| mark-title7= Chhatinasol (R) |mark-coord8={{coord|22|27|3|N|86|52|54|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8=Chilkigarh| numbered8=R| mark-title8= Chilkigarh (R) |mark-coord9={{coord|22|30|20|N|86|59|32|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9=Dahijuri| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Dahijuri (R) |mark-coord10={{coord|22|28|51|N|86|51|10|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10=Gidhni| numbered10=R| mark-title10= Gidhni (R) |mark-coord11={{coord|22|32|31|N|86|50|33|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11=Ergoda| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Ergoda (R) |mark-coord12={{coord|22|27|3|N|86|53|52|E}} | label-pos12=bottom|label12=Jamboni| numbered12=R| mark-title12= Jamboni (R) |mark-coord13={{coord|22|31|30|N|86|52|22|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13=Kapgari| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Kapgari (R) |mark-coord14={{coord|22|0|39|N|87|8|38|E}} | label-pos14=let|label14=Kharikamathani| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Kharikamathani (R) |mark-coord15={{coord|22|10|56|N|87|9|34|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15=Kultikri| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Kultikri (R) |mark-coord16={{coord|22|34|30|N|87|3|20|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16=Lalgarh| numbered16=R| mark-title16= Lalgarh, Jhargram (R) |mark-coord17={{coord|22|20|16|N|87|2|53|E}} | label-pos17=right|label17=Lodhasuli| numbered17=R| mark-title17= Lodhasuli (R) |mark-coord18={{coord|22|19|25|N|87|0|44|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18=Mohanpur| numbered18=R| mark-title18= Mohanpur, Jhargram (R) |mark-coord19={{coord|22|1|54|N|87|10|41|E}} | label-pos19=left|label19=Nayagram| numbered19=R| mark-title19= Nayagram (R) |mark-coord20={{coord|22|35|30|N|87|2|0|E}} | label-pos20=right|label20=Netai| numbered20=R| mark-title20= Netai (R) |mark-coord21={{coord|22|10|10|N|87|5|58|E}} | label-pos21=right|label21=Rohini| numbered21=R| mark-title21= Rohini, West Bengal (R) |mark-coord22={{coord|22|12|8|N|87|7|40|E}} | label-pos22=left|label22=Sankrail| numbered22=R| mark-title22= Sankrail, Jhargram (R) |mark-coord23={{coord|22|38|18|N|87|0|54|E}} | label-pos23=right|label23=Sijua| numbered23=R| mark-title23= Sijua, Jhargram (R) |mark-coord24={{coord|22|15|25|N|86|54|53|E}} | label-pos24=right|label24=Tapsia| numbered24=R| mark-title24= Tapsia (R)|shape-color24=black| label-size24=13|label-color24=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors --> |mark-coord25={{coord|22|27|40|N|86|58|48|E}}| label-pos25=right|label25= Jhargram| numbered25=M| mark-title25= Jhargram (M)| shape-color25= #800000 |mark-coord26={{coord|22|37|4|N|86|49|5|E}} | label-pos26=right|label26=Silda| numbered26=CT| mark-title26= Silda, West Bengal (CT) |shape-color26=#C40000 |mark-coord27={{coord|22|24|26|N|87|8|30|E}}|label27= Kangsabati River| label-color27 = #77A1CB| label-angle27=25| label-pos27=top| label-size27=11| mark-size27=0| mark-title27=none |mark-coord28={{coord|22|8|20|N|87|2|0|E}}|label28= Subarnarekha River| label-color28 = #77A1CB| label-angle28=24| label-pos28=top| label-size28=11| mark-size28=0| mark-title28=none |arc-coordA={{coord|22|0|0|N|86|50|0|E}}|arc-textA= ODISHA| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=20| arc-gapA=3.5| arc-radiusA=0.43 |arc-coordB={{coord|22|15|0|N|86|46|0|E}}|arc-textB= JHARKHAND| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=-90| arc-gapB=3.5| arc-radiusB=0.43}}
===Location=== Tapsia is located at {{coord|22|15|40.5|N|86|54|53.6|E|display=inline}}.
===Area overview=== Jhargram subdivision, the only one in Jhargram district, shown in the map alongside, is composed of hills, mounds and rolling lands. It is rather succinctly described in the ''District Human Development Report'', 2011 (at that time it was part of Paschim Medinipur district), “The western boundary is more broken and picturesque, for the lower ranges of the Chhotanagpur Hills line the horizon, the jungle assumes the character of forest, and large trees begin to predominate. The soil, however, is lateritic, a considerable area is unproductive, almost uninhabited, especially in the extreme north-west where there are several hills over 1000 feet in height. The remainder of the country is an almost level plain broken only by the sand hills.”<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= pages 4-5|publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 10 September 2020}}</ref> 3.48% of the population lives in urban areas and 96.52% lives in the rural areas. 20.11% of the total population belonged to scheduled castes and 29.37% belonged to scheduled tribes.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |accessdate = 10 September 2020}}</ref>
<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
==Demographics== According to the 2011 Census of India, Tapsia had a total population of 1,779 of which 903 (51%) were males and 876 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 203. The total number of literate persons in Tapsia was 1,161 (65.26% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 20 November 2016 }}</ref>
==Transport== State Highway 9 running from Durgapur (in Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Paschim Medinipur) passes through Tapsia and Gopiballavpur.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 20 November 2016}}</ref>
==Education== Tapsia Vidyasagar Sikshayatan is a coeducational high school at Tapsia. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://schoolspedia.com/website/tapsia-vidyasagar-sikshayatanhigh-paschim-midnapur#contact-Details | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161122160452/http://schoolspedia.com/website/tapsia-vidyasagar-sikshayatanhigh-paschim-midnapur#contact-Details | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 22 November 2016 |title = Tapsia Vidyasagar Sikhshayatan (High) Paschim Midnapur | publisher= Schoolspedia | accessdate = 20 November 2016}}</ref>
==Healthcare== Tapsia Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Tapsia, is a major government medical facility in the Gopiballavpur II CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title =Health & Family Welfare Department | work =Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher =Government of West Bengal | accessdate =1 September 2020 | archive-date =8 October 2022 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | url-status =dead }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Jhargram District}}
Category:Villages in Jhargram district