About Sapaira Village

Sapaira is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 305 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sapaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapaira village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	496.35 hectares
Population	603
Male Population	305
Female Population	298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sapaira compares

By the 2011 count Sapaira is the 34th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 496.35 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1046.

Getting to Sapaira

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

Sapaira 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 Sapaira
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Sapaira

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

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Common questions about Sapaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapaira village had a population of 603. That makes it the 34th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Sapaira village has 305 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapaira has about 977 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 1046.

The pincode recorded for Sapaira is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sapaira covers 496.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sapaira falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sapaira 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sapaira.

Sapaira 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.

Sapaira is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 10 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.