About Kepu Village

Kepu is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 133 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kepu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kepu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172030
Area (hectares)	251.15 hectares
Population	245
Male Population	133
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	842
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kepu compares

By the 2011 count Kepu is the 61st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 251.15 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1004.

Getting to Kepu

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

Kepu lies about 39 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 Kepu
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	3.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	39 km

Villages closest to Kepu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kepu village had a population of 245. That makes it the 61st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kepu village has 133 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kepu has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kepu is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kepu covers 251.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kepu falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kepu 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 Kepu.

Kepu is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kepu is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 3.2 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.