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About Sapruhal Village

Sapruhal is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 172 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sapruhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapruhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176093
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 172
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sapruhal compares

By the 2011 count Sapruhal is the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Sapruhal

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

Sapruhal 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 Sapruhal
Nearest railway station Guler 3.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Talwāra 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Thural 28 km

Villages closest to Sapruhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapruhal village had a population of 367. That makes it the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Sapruhal village has 172 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapruhal has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Sapruhal is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sapruhal covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sapruhal falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Sapruhal 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.

Sapruhal is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Guler is about 3.2 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Talwāra 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 Batahan (4.5 km), Bhanuh (7.5 km) and Kotwal Lahar (12 km).

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

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