About Kupa Village

Kupa is a mid sized village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 237 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kupa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kupa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Sangla
Pincode	172106
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	521
Male Population	237
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,198
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kupa compares

By the 2011 count Kupa is the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

Getting to Kupa

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

Kupa lies about 17 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 Kupa
Tehsil headquarters	Sangla	1.8 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	17 km
Nearest town	Shimla	109 km

Villages closest to Kupa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kupa village had a population of 521. That makes it the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Kupa village has 237 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kupa has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

The pincode recorded for Kupa is 172106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kupa covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kupa falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kupa 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 Kupa.

Kupa is about 17 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kupa is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Sangla is about 1.8 km away. Kinnaur is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 109 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.