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About Yangpa Village

Yangpa is a mid sized village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 643 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yangpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yangpa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172118
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 1,274
Male Population 643
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yangpa compares

By the 2011 count Yangpa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Yangpa

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

Yangpa lies about 24 km from Kinnaur. 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 Yangpa
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 24 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 24 km
Nearest town Shimla 100 km

Villages closest to Yangpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yangpa village had a population of 1,274. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Yangpa village has 643 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yangpa has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Yangpa is 172118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yangpa covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Yangpa falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Yangpa notes the nearest railway station 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 Yangpa.

Yangpa is about 24 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yangpa is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 24 km away. Kinnaur is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Huri (under 2 km), Karaba (under 2 km) and Katgaon (1.6 km).

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

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