# Surpara Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Surpara

Surpara is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175207**. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 84 households**, the 35th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 448people (2011)
- 84households
- 73.9%literacy
- 175207PIN code

## Surpara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surpara is 175207.** Surpara falls in Sihunta sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175207
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007628

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Surpara from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)117 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)33 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Surpara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Surpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khargat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Surpara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 26% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Surpara

Of every 100 households in Surpara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surpara · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**76%

Use banking services ****92%**

**93%

Television ****58%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

Own their home ****92%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Surpara?

■ Surpara · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**920

Working population ****23.4%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 61.7% for women. 37% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (28%) · **■** Marginal 6 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sihunta

- Adhwar484 people
- Bhujjal477 people
- Pursiara456 people
- Keod451 people
- Dhrwai430 people
- Thaukoli404 people
- Murhetra385 people
- Jolna Khas376 people

[All 97 villages in Sihunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/sihunta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surpara?175207
- How far is Surpara from Chamba?117 km by road
- What is the population of Surpara?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surpara in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surpara?73.9% (Census 2011)