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About Khaprol Village

Khaprol is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 68 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaprol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaprol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 68
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaprol compares

By the 2011 count Khaprol is the 220th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Khaprol

Khaprol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaprol as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khaprol from other places

Khaprol lies about 19 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 Khaprol
Tehsil headquarters Theog 8.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Khaprol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaprol village had a population of 142. That makes it the 220th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Khaprol village has 68 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaprol has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Khaprol is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaprol covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaprol falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Khaprol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaprol.

Khaprol is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaprol is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karana (under 2 km), Chila (under 2 km) and Jangal Chila (under 2 km).

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

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