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About Khaprer Village

Khaprer is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 82 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaprer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaprer village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 82.33 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 82
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaprer compares

By the 2011 count Khaprer is the 72nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 82.33 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Khaprer

Khaprer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaprer as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khaprer from other places

Khaprer lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Khaprer
Nearest town Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 48 km

Villages closest to Khaprer

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baroh 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 Khaprer

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaprer village had a population of 157. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Khaprer village has 82 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaprer has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Khaprer is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaprer covers 82.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khaprer falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khaprer is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khaprer.

Khaprer is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaprer is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Baroh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaprehr (under 2 km), Chudrehr (under 2 km) and Sakreh (under 2 km).

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

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