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About Virpa Village

Virpa is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 83 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virpa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248124
Area (hectares) 77.82 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 83
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virpa compares

By the 2011 count Virpa is the 100th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 77.82 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 953.

Getting to Virpa

Virpa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Virpa as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Sunoda, Thana, Thanta and Tikri Khera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Virpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Virpa village had a population of 153. That makes it the 100th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Virpa village has 83 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virpa has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Virpa is 248124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virpa covers 77.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Virpa falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Virpa.

Virpa is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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