Village · Chaupal, Shimla # Shapra Shapra is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171211. The 2011 Census counted 110 people in 24 households, the 106th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 110 people (2011) - 24 households - 70.1% literacy - 171211 PIN code ## Shapra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shapra is 171211. Shapra falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171211 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025458 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shapra from nearby towns? - Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 130 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shapra? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Shapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nanahar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Shapra known for? The main crops are wheat and barley. About 8% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shapra Of every 100 households in Shapra in 2011, 75 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shapra · ■ Chaupal rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 91% - Toilet within the home 4% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 58% - Tap water 4% 86% - Drinking water within premises 0% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 71% - Use banking services 79% 68% - Television 21% 54% - Mobile phone 83% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 4% 6% - None of these assets 8% 11% - Own their home 92% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shapra? ■ Shapra · ■ Chaupal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 803 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 968 - Working population 70.0% 60.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 65.1% for women. 69% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 60 (78%) · ■ Other work 5 (6%) · ■ Marginal 12 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal - Pujari 114 people - Bhot 113 people - Chila 113 people - Kharog 110 people - Thuth 110 people - Bhatna 109 people - Bal Pharach 108 people - Shagair 107 people All 218 villages in Chaupal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shapra? 171211 - How far is Shapra from Shimla? 130 km by road - What is the population of Shapra? 110 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shapra in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shapra? 70.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/shapra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.