About Shapra Village

Shapra is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 61 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shapra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	110
Male Population	61
Female Population	49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	803
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shapra compares

By the 2011 count Shapra is the 105th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shapra

Shapra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shapra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shapra from other places

Shapra lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Shapra
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Shapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shapra village had a population of 110. That makes it the 105th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Shapra village has 61 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shapra has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shapra is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shapra covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shapra falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shapra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shapra.

Shapra is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shapra is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.