| Tapong | |
| Other Name: | Tapong incl. Kabila |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nicobar |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nancowry |
| Seat Type: | Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 270 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Census code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 645091 |
Tapong is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located on the Nancowry Island, around 10 km from the Champin village, and comes under the administration of the Nancowry tehsil.[1]
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.[2]
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%.
| Population | 270 | 135 | 135 | |
| Children aged below 6 years | 53 | 24 | 29 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 |