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About Kopri Village

Kopri is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 144 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kopri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kopri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171236
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 144
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kopri compares

By the 2011 count Kopri is the 47th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kopri

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

Kopri lies about 31 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 Kopri
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 4.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Kopri

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.

Common questions about Kopri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kopri village had a population of 288. That makes it the 47th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kopri village has 144 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kopri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kopri is 171236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kopri covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kopri 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 km distance for Kopri.

Kopri is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kopri is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 4.8 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shela (under 2 km), Jangal Chhichhar (2.0 km) and Pharal (2.0 km).

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

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