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About Sapru Village

Sapru is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 100 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sapru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 100.56 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 100
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Sapru compares

By the 2011 count Sapru is the 173rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 100.56 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Sapru

Sapru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sapru 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 Sapru from other places

Sapru lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 3.2 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 Sapru
Nearest railway station Guler 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Talwāra 27 km

Villages closest to Sapru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Sapru

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapru village had a population of 199. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Sapru village has 100 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapru has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Sapru is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sapru covers 100.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sapru falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sapru is Guler, about 3.2 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 Sapru.

Sapru is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sapru is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Guler is about 3.2 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kut Ban Tili (1.9 km), Chorar (1.9 km) and Pansal (2.1 km).

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

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