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About Sapriyal Village

Sapriyal is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 31 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sapriyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapriyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 25.14 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 31
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sapriyal compares

By the 2011 count Sapriyal is the 179th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 25.14 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sapriyal

Sapriyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sapriyal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sapriyal from other places

Sapriyal lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Sapriyal
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 26 km

Villages closest to Sapriyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapriyal village had a population of 58. That makes it the 179th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Sapriyal village has 31 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapriyal has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sapriyal is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sapriyal covers 25.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sapriyal falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sapriyal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sapriyal.

Sapriyal is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sapriyal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhurtiyal (under 2 km), Gagnala (under 2 km) and Jhalal (under 2 km).

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

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