About Sarpara Village

Sarpara is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 317 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarpara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172101
Area (hectares)	488.74 hectares
Population	605
Male Population	317
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarpara compares

By the 2011 count Sarpara is the 37th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 488.74 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sarpara

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

Sarpara lies about 72 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 Sarpara
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	72 km

Villages closest to Sarpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarpara village had a population of 605. That makes it the 37th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Sarpara village has 317 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarpara has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sarpara is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarpara covers 488.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarpara falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sarpara 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 Sarpara.

Sarpara is about 72 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarpara is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.