Taping, Ramgarh

Taping (also referred to as Tapin) is a census town in the Mandu CD block in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Location
Tapin is located at 23.8357°N, 85.4943°W.

Area overview
Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of Central Coalfields spread across South Karanpura Coalfield, Ramgarh Coalfield and West Bokaro Coalfield. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Damodar valley covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas). "Chotanagpur has a charm of its own... The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours."

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Taping had a total population of 5,080, of which 2,668 (53%) were males and 2,412 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 673. The total number of literate persons in Taping was 3,432 (77.88% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramgarh, Taping covered an area of 8.501 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, tubewell/ borewell, overhead tank. It had 1,282 domestic electric connections, 23 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 6 hospitals, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 6 family welfare centres, 9 maternity and child welfare centres, 5 maternity homes, 7 nursing homes, 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, other educational facilities at Mandu 5 km away. One important commodity it produced was coal.

Economy
The projects in the Hazaribagh Area of Central Coalfields are: Parej East Open Cast, Kedla underground, Kedla opencast, Tapin opencast, Jharkhand opencast, Kedla Washery and Regional R/Workshop. The area office is at Charhi, PO Charhi 825336.

Healthcare
Central Coalfields Limited has the S.C.Taping Regional Hospital at Premnagar, Taping with 20 beds and 1 general duty medical officer. Among the facilities it has are: x-ray, laboratory. It has 1 ambulance.