Village · Chaurah, Chamba # Shapriot Shapriot is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176316. The 2011 Census counted 400 people in 68 households, the 94th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 400 people (2011) - 68 households - 61.0% literacy - 176316 PIN code ## Shapriot PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shapriot is 176316. Shapriot falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176316 - Community development block Tisa - Census village code 006863 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shapriot from nearby towns? - Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Chamba (district HQ) 86 km by road - Chamba (nearest town) 86 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shapriot? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shapriot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jhaja Kothi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanjraru - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kushnagri - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shapriot known for? The main crops are wheat, barley and maize. About 21% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shapriot Of every 100 households in Shapriot in 2011, 88 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shapriot · ■ Chaurah rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 90% - Toilet within the home 48% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 68% - Tap water 66% 94% - Drinking water within premises 7% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 100% 90% - Television 46% 42% - Mobile phone 71% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 18% 28% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shapriot? ■ Shapriot · ■ Chaurah rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.0% 60.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 971 1012 - Working population 34.2% 55.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 45.1% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 44 (32%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 36 (26%) · ■ Marginal 54 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaurah - Paraba 421 people - Choli 419 people - Silon 416 people - Hartwas 402 people - Kulthot 397 people - Jawari 384 people - Kareri 377 people - Mangalwas 376 people All 312 villages in Chaurah ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shapriot? 176316 - How far is Shapriot from Chamba? 86 km by road - What is the population of Shapriot? 400 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shapriot in? Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shapriot? 61.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/shapriot/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.