# Khaprona Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Khaprona

Khaprona is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 45 households**, the 53rd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 217people (2011)
- 45households
- 75.0%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Khaprona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khaprona is 171211.** Khaprona falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025408

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

## How far is Khaprona from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)47 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 Khaprona?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Khaprona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Matal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Khaprona known for?

The main crops are **potato and apple**. About 15% of the 193 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 Khaprona

Of every 100 households in Khaprona in 2011, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khaprona · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**58%

Tap water ****93%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**71%

Use banking services ****58%**

**68%

Television ****69%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

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

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**87%

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 Khaprona?

■ Khaprona · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**968

Working population ****66.8%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 63.6% for women. 65% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 64 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 74 (51%)

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 Chaupal

- Bajroth228 people
- Gagna222 people
- Shili Kayan222 people
- Kelwi Laona217 people
- Gorli215 people
- Gorwa212 people
- Jai Garh210 people
- Barhich206 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khaprona?171211
- How far is Khaprona from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Khaprona?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khaprona in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khaprona?75.0% (Census 2011)