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About Saprot Village

Saprot is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 210 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saprot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saprot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176319
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 210
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saprot compares

By the 2011 count Saprot is the 85th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Saprot

Saprot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saprot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saprot from other places

Saprot lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 52 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Saprot
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 14 km
District headquarters Chamba 14 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 52 km

Villages closest to Saprot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Saprot

As per the Census of India 2011, Saprot village had a population of 429. That makes it the 85th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Saprot village has 210 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saprot has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Saprot is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saprot covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saprot falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saprot is Nurpur Road, about 52 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saprot.

Saprot is about 14 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saprot is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gegana (1.6 km), Baghai Garh (2.3 km) and Garh (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saprot today is likely to be higher.

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