# Sapru Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Sapru

Sapru is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176028**. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 87 households**, the 123rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 360people (2011)
- 87households
- 84.8%literacy
- 176028PIN code

## Sapru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sapru is 176028.** Sapru falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176028
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010323

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

## How far is Sapru from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)10 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 Sapru?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sapru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jhaklehr
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhaklehr
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Haripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sapru known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 15% of the 259 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 Sapru

Of every 100 households in Sapru in 2011, 89 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sapru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**34%

Tap water ****99%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**69%

Use banking services ****99%**

**95%

Television ****66%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sapru?

■ Sapru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1308**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**890

Working population ****25.8%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 78.7% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 47 (51%) · **■** Other work 45 (48%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Dera Gopipur

- Bagli Uparli371 people
- Thor Nichli370 people
- Thana361 people
- Bihan Uparli360 people
- Bahni351 people
- Salehr350 people
- Dargeh345 people
- Katialu345 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sapru?176028
- How far is Sapru from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sapru?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sapru in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sapru?84.8% (Census 2011)