A census taken by a research team after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami recorded a population of 296 in Tapong: the tsunami did not cause any deaths in the village.[1]
The 2011 census of India recorded the population of Tapong (including Kabila settlement) as 270, and the number of households as 62. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) was 83.41%.[3]
Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| Population | 270 | 135 | 135 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 53 | 24 | 29 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 270 | 135 | 135 |
| Literates | 181 | 103 | 78 |
| Workers (all) | 149 | 80 | 69 |
| Main workers (total) | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 140 | 75 | 65 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 140 | 75 | 65 |
| Non-workers | 121 | 55 | 66 |