Tappa, Punjab

Tapa is a small town or city and a municipal council and administrative area in Barnala district in the Indian state of Punjab. Tapa is mainly known as Tapa-Mandi because it is a small town so Mandi word used to describes it well. Tapa is well known for its historic Deras and Guruduwaras. A famous holy place named as Baba Math is the main attraction of this town. Tapa is situated at Barnala-Bathinda Main Road (NH 7) between Rampura and Barnala and Bathinda. It is 24 km towards Bathinda from Barnala and 42 km towards Barnala from Bathinda. Moga Road also passes through it towards Pakho-Kenchian.DemographicsIndia census, Tapa had a population of 18,887. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Tapa has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 51%. In Tapa, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Tapa is small town situated in Barnala district.It is well connected by road and railway line. Tapa was founded in 15th century.Social clubs Shri Krishna Parchar Mandal, TapaHappy Club (Regd.), TapaMini Sahara Welfare ClubBaba Sukhanand eye donation society, Tapa Tapa welfare clubJai Durga Club, TapaEducationSchoolsJawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Dhilwan Shivalik Public School, TapaShama Public Sen. Sec. School, TapaGovernment Boys Sen. Sec. School, TapaGovernment Girls Sen. Sec. School, TapaArya Samaj Public High School, TapaS.S.N Senior Secondary School, TapaSarvhitkari Vidya Mandir Public High School, TapaGuru Nanak Dev Public High School, TapaDashmesh Public High School, Dhillwan Holy Angels Public High School, Tapa