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About Kupri Village

Kupri is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 59 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kupri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kupri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 48.61 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 59
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kupri compares

By the 2011 count Kupri is the 123rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 48.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kupri

Kupri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kupri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kupri from other places

Kupri lies about 38 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 Kupri
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 3.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 38 km

Villages closest to Kupri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kupri village had a population of 123. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kupri village has 59 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kupri has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kupri is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kupri covers 48.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kupri falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kupri 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kupri.

Kupri is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kupri is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.1 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Chuni (under 2 km), Bagahar (under 2 km) and Kanleta (under 2 km).

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

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