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About Tipra Village

Tipra is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 60 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tipra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 51.84 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 60
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tipra compares

By the 2011 count Tipra is the 185th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 51.84 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 987.

Getting to Tipra

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

Tipra lies about 28 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 23 km away. 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 Tipra
Nearest railway station Salogra 23 km
Nearest town Solan 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 28 km
District headquarters Shimla 28 km

Villages closest to Tipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Tipra

As per the Census of India 2011, Tipra village had a population of 132. That makes it the 185th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Tipra village has 60 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tipra has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tipra is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tipra covers 51.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tipra falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tipra is Salogra, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Tipra.

Tipra is about 28 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tipra is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 23 km away. Solan is about 25 km away. Shimla Rural is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kair (under 2 km), Chadoli (2.5 km) and Khadol (2.5 km).

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

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